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Volume 119, Number 56 Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Friday, November 5, 1999 Student Falls Short Attention I inCity Council Race Focused . ,.Snowberg Receives 429 First Place Votes; I Bid Fails Despite Record Student Turnout On Frats " By Efren Gutierrez example, have tried to introduce ~AFF REPORTER politics to the MIT community by Bostan Globe Editorial Three new members were among running a large publicity campaign the nine elected to the Cambridge to help remind students about the Calls Students 'Dense' <;::ityC9uncil in elections held this upcoming election and to encourage By Rima Arnaout J past Tuesday. Erik C. Snowberg '99, them to vote. , ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR f.; failed in his bid to become the first Co-president of College Media coverage of Phi Kappa current student elected to the council. Democrats Amy B. Tyszkiewicz, Sigma's Skuffle explosion prank ,1\ -'Newcomers Marjorie C. Decker, '02, said, "We took out an LSC and Sigma Alpha Epsilon's eviction James S. Braude, and David P. slide, a spot on MIT cable, an ad in last week Maher jo'ined electe.d incumbents The Tech, and a drop poster in · has focused Anthony D. Galluccio, Kathleen L. Lobby 7." Ana lys~ attention on ) '8orn, Michael A. Sullivan, Timothy Aaron B. Strauss '02, another Boston's / J. Toomey, Jr., Henrietta Davis, and president of the group said, "We try opinions about MIT's fraternities. ') Kenneth E. Reeves on the council. to help students make sure that they It remains to be seen now f.l':i .....Anthony D. Galluccio ran, understand that there is a world out- whether the image of irresponsibili- strongly, garnering 2,716 first place. side the MIT bubble, and that it ty created by the coverage, com- votes and gaining quota, in the first does impact their lives." bined with the administration's count. MIT student Erik C. Snow- 2001 decision will lead to major h~rg, '99, received only 429 votes. Apathy disappoints Snowberg changes or even the downfall of the Turnout was light at '18,777. making With the loss, Snowberg said, fraternity system. quota just 1,878. "Losing wasn't that upsetting. What An editorial in Tuesday's .•. ~., Incumbent Katherine Triantafil- was upsetting was people not hav- BOstOll Globe entitled" A Little ... tOU was ranked 10 out of 24', and ing the time to vote, and not caring Slow at MIT" labeled MIT students was not re-elected after being edged to vote." "uncommonly dense"and called 0':1t by Maher in this sixth count. Snowberg's campaign managaer, MIT's off-campus residences "a -a (-:)~therincumbents, ShieJa T. Russell Erik 1. Plosky, '99, echoed lJ,issenti- decaying throwback and cry out for and Mayor Francis H. Duehay, did ments, "Thousands of MIT students, dismissal and decertification." not seek re-election. The new Cam- who were eligible or registered to In giving negative coverage to Qridge City council will be installed vote, didn't. MIT students seemed PKS, the -media was "really just echo- ..m early January. to be. motivated by more immediate Erik ~nowberg '99, candidate for Cambridge City Council, casts his ing public sentiment" about MIT fra- The two precincts closest to MIT and personal I]1atters. MIT students' votes Tuesday. Snowberg was not elected to the council. in Ward 2, received mod~st turnout. don't think they will be affected by . '~. ~»._.' Fraternities, Page 18 ~'ecinc~ 2, coveri.ng dorms \}'e~t ,of . the voting. r~s.uIts and by thecCi~y ~ '. MacGregor houSe, reported a'total of Council. I hope that if something 161 votes. A record was set in Precinct should happen in Cambridge gov- FacultY M-ay llinit PassINo Record 3, which covers mosfofthe on campus ernment that would affect MIT that I~Yinggroups, ~th only 241 votes. Of there will be no hypocritical com- those votes, 161.were for Snowberg .. plaints'" . Grading to First Tenn Freshmen Year In previous years, .MIT students Snow berg is graduating this (u,aye turned out to vote in very year and his future is uncertain: "I By David A. Mellis erature Travis R. Merritt and Profes- Under the proposal, upperclass- :linall numbers; the record number don't know about my future politi- sor of Anthropology Arthur Stein- men may designate one class per of voters this year was likely due to cal career, but I hope my experi- The Committee on the Under- berg as a replacement for the current term to be graded pass/no record, up the efforts of the Snowberg cam- ences will help future student c~di- graduate Program is considering the system. Their proposal calls for the to a maximum of five. This alterna- ~ign and other groups on campus. dates so they can rouse up the elimination of the freshman year second semester of freshman year to tive would replace the current political feathers. We must build on pass/no record system. become NB/C/no record, leaving Junior-Senior P/D/F option. Groups increase awareness this so students will become con- An AIB/C/no record system has first semester under the current sys- Only one subject satisfying a The MIT College Democrats, for cerned with politics," he said. been suggested by Professor of Lit- tem of pass/no record. General Institute Requirement or one subject satisfying a departmental STAGE REVIEW requirement could be taken under this upperc1ass pass/no record option. Steinberg said he has "real con- cern about freshman," and said he The Taming of the Shrew feels that the current pass/no record system "interferes with learning" and "does a poor job of preparing Taming or Shaming? students for sophomore year." By Amy Meadows one's preconceptions. He feels that pass/no record This comedy centers around the marriages grading encourages students to put WritJen by William Shakespeare of two sisters: Bianca, considered to be the forth less effort because "it's only Adapted and directed by Michael Ouel- example ofbea~ty and obedience, and Katarina, pass/fail." The system also encour- lette the "shrew" for whom the play is named. Bian- ages freshmen to take sophomore Set design by William Fregosi ca, the younger sister, cannot marry until a hus- classes such Structure and Interpre- Costumes by Leslie Cocuzza-Held band is found for Katarina. Of course, Katari- tation of Computer Programs With Kortney Adams, Sean Austin, Marke- na 's reputation as "Kate the cursed" renders this (6.001) or Thermodynamics and . ta Valterova, Thomas Cork, Fernando no small feat. Thus, the suitors of Bianca Kinetics (5.60) on pass/no record. Padilla, Debbie Lui, Brian Keller, Rachel . (Lucentio and Hortensio) find someone to The pair supports pass/no record Kline, Kay Sullivan "tame" Katarina: Petruccio. This sets the stage for the first term. "We're not trying November 4, 5, 6 at 8pm in Kresge Little for many different interpretations of the play: is to trash it," Merritt said. The pro- Theatre it taming or is it shaming? posal keeps the "disaster insurance More information and tickets available at Opening at the wedding banquet for Bianca, policy" by preventing D's or F's 253-2903 or [email protected] the play diverges 'into two perspectives. One' is from appearing on a freshman's sec- that of Bianca, the other is that of Lucentio, ond semester external transcripts. he Shakespeare Ensemble's produc- Bianca's husband. These two perspectives are . tion of The Taming of the Shrew is precisely what gives the play its essence. Bian- UA gathers student input Tso incisive because it provides a per- ca sees the events that went into Katarina's The Undergraduate Associa- spective on the play that goes beyond tion's Student Committee on Educa- Shrew, Page 10 Grading, Page 19
• -4iJ'1'\ The Institute kicks off it&largest Comics This week's Cambridge' elections World & Nation ~ 2 ever capital campaign today. produced few surprises, despite a Opinion .4 rash of candidates and open two spots. Arts 6 On The Town .: .12 Sports 32 Page 16 , Page 13 Page 17 N0~mber. ~/ .1999,: Page 2 I 'f.HE :r.ECH I • WORLD & NATION • Bush Flunks Foreign Policy Quiz McCain Offers Plan to Cut '. mE 'J:~SJl/NGTON POST Texas Gov. George W. Bush, who is scheduled to roll out his for- eign policy platform in two weeks, was given the chance to demon- strate his knowledge on the subject in a television interview this $13 Billion From Budget week. He failed. By Anne-Marie O'Connor Congress" in 1994. one of the projects on the following The GOP presidential front-runner sat down on Wednesday for an LOS ANGELES TIMES The elimination of wasteful gov- list," McCain's statement said. "For - interview with WHDH-TV in Boston and was hit with a pop quiz. Parting with his Republican col- ernment spending is a cornerstone over a decade, I have been fighting Political correspondent Andy Hiller, known as a aggressive question- leagues in Congress, presidential of McCain's presidential campaign. to cut pork-barrel spending that er, asked Bush if he could name the leaders of Chechnya, Taiwan, candidate John McCain rejected the McCain has attacked special interest wastes the taxpayers' dollars on .. India and Pakistan, all of which have been prominent in the news GOP's proposal for a one percent groups for "corrupting" Washington special-interest projects." recently. cut in the federal budget and offered policymakers with campaign contri- Questioned in an interview about Bush got one right: Taiwan. his own plan Thursday to slash $13 butions and by lobbying for self- some of the specific cuts he pro- The interview got at the crux of what Bush's rivals say he lacks billion of budget items - ranging serving policies. posed, McCain softened his stand. • most: The familiarity with international affairs that the public expects from aircraft carriers to West Coast The issue has caught fire among He said he included some items on from the leader of the world's only remaining superpower. conservation programs. voters in the crucial early primary the list that had not been properly Asked to name the leader of Pakistan, who seized control in a Speaking in New Hampshire state of New Hampshire, where evaluated by Congress and, if they ... highly publicized coup three weeks ago, Bush answered: "General. I Thursday, McCain criticized the McCain has dramatically eroded the were reconsidered with a more thor- can't name the general. General." The answer: Pervez Musharraf. GaP's across-the-board cut as ran- once-hefty lead enjoyed by the ough review, he might support th~m. When Bush tried to turn the tables on Hiller and asked him if he dom and ineffective and said his Republican front-runner, Texas "I'm not judging these projects could name the foreign minister of Mexico, Hiller reminded Bush proposal would preserve worthy Gov. George W. Bush. on their merits," he said. "I'm judg- • that "I'm not running for president." programs. Like the congressional A poll of New Hampshire voters ing them on the way they were ear- ' Bush campaign spokeswoman Karen Hughes defended the Texas plan, which was vetoed Wednesday released Thursday showed that marked' and put into the appropria- governor Thursday. by President Clinton, McCain said Bush's lead has dwindled to 8 per- tions process without hearings or#, "I have yet to meet anyone who knows off the tip of their tongue his cuts would protect funding for cent. Conducted by WNDS- TV authorization." .. who the president of Chechnya is," she said. Social Security and Medicare and Franklin Pierce College, the poll said If McCain's attack on the clout provide enough money for tax cuts 38 percent of likely Republican vot- of big money 'in Washington, has and debt reduction. ers back Bush and 30 percent support boosted his presidential bid in New'ar Government Near Decision on "We should have the courage to McCain. It had a margin of error of Hampshire and incensed his own eliminate the pork-barrelling and plus or minus 6 percentage points. party, it has also pushed the issue to. Indicting Lee in Los Alamos Case wasteful spending and not reduce McCain's proposed list of budget the forefront of the presidential THE WASHINGTON POST vital programs such as Meals-on- cuts, totaling (53 pages and head: debate .... WASHINGTON Wheels," McCain said in a tele- lined "Pork Barrel Spending," was At the campaign for millionaire The federal government is in the final stages of determining what phone interview from New posted Thursday o.n his Web site publisher Steve Forbes, Bill Dal classified information could be presented in court against Wen Ho Hampshire. Taking another jab at THE WASHINGTON POST on Thursday, easing a 12-day border up by the Russians, but the rest must Ingushetia officials expect at I WASHINGTON blockade that stranded thousands scramble for shelter, moving into pri- least another 100,000 refugees to Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who has led successful Republican and left them open to bombings, vate homes, abandoned factories and flee Chechnya if Russia continues it~_. efforts to block campaign finance legislation, said Thursday he disease and hunger. farms, construction sites, vacant rail- punishing ground and ,air assault on intends to hold hearings next spring on a new proposal that would Reports from neighboring way cars, bus stations and, in some towns and village,S. The Russians increase individual campaign contribution limits and restrict - but Ingushetia, a tiny Russian region cases, simply living outside. say they're trying to dislodge terror- not ban - unregulated donations to political parties. that is the main refugee destination, Russia insists it can handle the ist and bandit groups from their .. The move was welcomed by Democrats, who described it as an said thousands of men, women and refugee influx without foreign help, bases and restore Russian rule to indication that pressure for reform was growing but said the proposal. children were still awaiting entry. but supplies of food and medicine Chechnya. itself does not go far enough, according to aides. At the border, Russian troops are scarce. Russian officials have blamed. Speaking for himself and Majority Leader Trent Lott, R-Ky., checked male refugees for affiliation Russia launched the ground Chechen insurgents 'for a series of McConnell, who heads the Senate Rules and Administration with Chechen guerrilla groups but offensive against Chechnya five apartment bombings in Moscow and Committee, said he intends to use the new proposal as the basis for let women and children pass weeks ago. After weeks of subdued other cities that killed nearly 300 . legislation to be drafted by the committee. through quickly. condemnation, Western governments people. The refugees "fled their' )# Ingushetia President Ruslan have stepped up criticism of Russia's homes for fear of bombs and Aushev said 3,000 Chechens bombing of civilian targets and treat- artillery fire." WEATHER Situation for Noon Eastern Standard Time, Friday, November 5, 1999 ...and there is always the Weather ".....\J ,,(;)YJ by Peter Huybers STAFF METEOROLOGIST This is going to be a cool, cloudy, and perhaps rainy weekend. Look for highs to reach 59°F (l5°C) today and lows to descend to 43°F (6°C) tonight. Clouds will continue to gather today and there is a 60 percent chance of rain tonight. The weekend will provide much of the same. Temperatures will reach the low 50s in the day and drop to the low 40s at night. Skies will remain partly cloudy through Monday with an 80 t' percent chance of rain on Saturday and 40 percent chance on Sunday. The reason for the rain and the excuse for the uncertainty lies on two fronts. Today we have a cold front moving across the great lakes - towards us as low pressure off the Carolina Coast lifts northward. The .. cold front will pass us on Saturday but another front, moving in from Canada on Sunday, should keep our weather tumultuous. Bottom line is keep an umbrella and a jacket with you . .. Weekend Outlook \ \ Friday: High 59°F (15°C), Low 47°F (8°C), increasing clouds, 60 \ \ percent chance of rain. \ ----\---- Saturday: High 54°F (12°C), Low 43°F (6°C), partly cloudy, 80 --+-- \ percent chance of rain. Weather Systems Weather Fronts Precipitation Symbols Other S mbols .• Sunday: High 52°F (11°C), Low 34°F (1°C), partly cloudy, 40 per- Snow ! Rain _Trough = Fog High Pres~un: . cent chance of rain. H Showen - - ~ ThundcnlD The National Federation of the Blind yesterday filed a lawsuit against America Online Inc., contending that the Internet service ",Shepard'sParents Strike Bargain provider discriminates against the blind because its system is incompatible with software that helps the visually impaired use computers. "Sparing Son's Killer's from Death The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Boston, says AOL is vio- lating the Americans With Disabilities Act by refusing to modify its By Julie Cart plice, Russell Henderson, lured said: "I would like nothing better programming despite several requests over the past year. Most aids LOS ANGELES TIMES Shepard, who was gay, from a local than to see you die, Mr. McKinney. that translate computer graphics and text into Braille or sounds do DENVER ,bar, robbed him, beat him with the However, this is the time to begin not work with AOL's current software. The parents of slain college stu- butt of a pistol and left him tied to a the healing process. To show mercy "They say that "we would really like to help you,' " said Curtis \ dent Matthew Shepard interceded to range fence on a wind-swept prairie. to someone who refused to show Chong, technology director for the federation. But, "in the end, they save the life of his killer, 'brokering Shepard was not discovered for 18 any mercy~ Mr. McKinney, I am have not fixed the problem." ; "~n 11th-hour deal that will send hours, and he died days later -in a going to grant you life, as hard as it AOL spokesman Rich D' Amato said company programmers are Aaron McKinney to jail for life Colorado hospital, having never is for me to do so, because of working on a new version of its software, due out next year, that while sparing him the death penalty. regained consciousnes~. Matthew." , will be accessible to the visually impaired. "We are disappointed "t: As the sentencing phase of the In an almost identical plea bar- With his jailhouse pallor and a that they have filed their lawsuit," he said. ~murder trial in -Laramie, Wyo., was gain, Henderson pleaded guilty to military-style haircut, McKinney The screen-access scanners the blind use to "read" graphics about to begin Thursday morning, murder and kidnapping and was remained impassive through much depend on them to be tagged with words that describe the pictures. Judge Barton Voigt announced the sentenced in April to two life terms. of the trial. He did not testify in the Many other Internet service providers, including MindSpring and t •.l.ieal: McKin!1ey, 22, is to serve two Dennis Shepard read a lengthy, weeklong trial. On Thursday, he AT&T Corp., use such labels, Chong said. But AOL's ubiquitous con'secutive life sentences, has no emotional statement in court spoke for the first time, facing "You've got mai)!" thumbnails, advertisements and other icons do chance for parole and no opportuni- "Phursday, calling his 21-year-old Dennis and Judy Shepard" not; making it difficult for the blind to maneuver through the sys- .tv to appeal. ' son his hero' and citing'his special Matthew's mother:' ' ... ~ j.~ . tern and find the information they want. The service provider's 'soft- 'or,l A jury had earlier convicted the .. gift Jor helping people. As he spoke "1 don't know what to say other', : ware also presents a problem because it requires customers to use a former roofer of felony murder, haltingly, pausing to wipe tears: than I am sorry to the entire , mouse click, instead of a keystroke, to perform some functions, aggravated robbery and kidnapping many in the courtroom openly SHepard family. There won't be a Chong said his office has fielded about 10 complaints a week for i.~the October 1998 beating death of wept, including members of the day that goes by that I won't be the past two years from blind consumers frustrated at not being able Shepard, a University of Wyoming jury. ashamed for what I did," McKinney to hook up to AOL. student. McKinney and an accom- Addressing McKinney, Shepard told the court: n', MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER Information Technology INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PRESENTATION: Tuesday, November.9., 1-999 6 p.m. Building 4 Room 149 .Refreshments will be served At Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, ~nformation Technology is the foundation of our business. That's why this year alone, we've invested more than ,~I billion on technology'that drives our business day to day.We know that technology gives us our competitive 'edge. That the future winners in ."41 -~: our business will be the frontrunners in technology. 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We look forward to speaking with you. www.msdw.com/career/recruiting Morgan Stanley Dean Witter is. an Equal Opportunity Employer November 5-, -1999 . 1 Page 4- 'THE TEcn ~' -_e OPINION • In Defense of Fraternities • Reading the editorial "A Little Slow at MIT," from Secondly, the vast majority of MIT's off-campus resi- Tuesday's Boston Globe, one would believe that all of MIT's dences do provide a valuable and unique experience for the fraternity members are "uncommonly dense," and that all of residents occupying them. It is unjustifiable for the Globe to • Chairman MIT's off-campus residences are a "decaying throwback" that have used SAE (which may indeed deserve to be decertified) Satwiksai Seshasai '0 I cries out for "dismissal and decer- as a springboard from which to stomp all over every other • Editor in Chief 't ' 1 tification." off-campus residence. Frank Dabek '00 Ed I Orla The Tech believes that Each off-campus residence deserves to be judged individ- although there are a few problem r ually, and fraternities that contribute positively to the commu- Business Manager fraternities, it was reckless of the Globe, a major metropolitan 'nity - such as Phi Kappa Sigma, which'was at the forefront Joey Dieckhans '00 newspaper, to generalize from those few frats statements of the recent leukemia fund-raiser - deserve to have their Managing Editor about the entire off-campus residence system. In addition, we good deeds mentioned alongside any infractions. Ryan Ochylski '0 I applaud President Charles M. Vest for visiting the Globe On Tuesday, President Vest and Dean Rosalind H. • Executive Editor Tuesday. and defending MIT students from the Globe's gener- Williams visited the Globe to tell its editors that MIT fraterni- Gregory F. Kuhnen '00 alizing. ties do indeed provide a valuable experience for students. The only references the editorial makes to fraternities are "Our purpose was to indicate concern about the amount of NEWS STAFF to Sigma Alpha Epsilon, which recently lost a house, and Phi generalizing about MIT students and our fraternities," Vest Editors: Douglas E. Heimburger '00, '. Zareena Hussain '00, Jennifer Chung '01, Gamma Delta, which no longer exists. From there, the editor- said. Naveen Sunkavally '0 I; Associate Editors: ial goes on to state that, compared to the nation, "[binge Vest's visit to the Globe, along with 'his recent appear- Rima Arnaout '02, Sanjay Basu '02, drinking] is especially acute at off-campus MIT fraternities" ance at the rally for Phi Kappa Sigma on Saturday, are good Kristen Landino '02, Kevin R. Lang '02, and that they are "no longer a revered tradition." signs that MIT's administration, despite some controversial Karen E. Robinson '02; Staff: Anna K. Such generalizing is irresponsible. First of all, statistics decisions in the past, is defending students. Benefiel '00, Laura McGrath Moulton '0 I, '.. Krista L. Niece '01, Jane Yoo '01, show that binge drinking at MIT is significantly lower than In its editorial, the Globe said, "[Institute administrators] Dana Levine '02, Efren Gutierrez '03 Mike the national average. According to a 1995 survey by the MIT still insist that the school's traditional housing choices ... are Hall '03, David Bailey '03, Matthew Medical Department, only 23 percent of MIT students somehow a boon to students." W.e hope that the administra- Palmer '03, Aurora Schmidt '03, Sagara engaged in binge drinking, compared to 44 percent nationally. tion will continue to feel that way in the future. Wickramasekara '03; Meteorologists: Veronique Bugnion G, Greg Lawson G, Peter Huybers G, Bill Ramstrom G, Chris E. Forest, Marek Zebrowski. Letters To The Editor ',. PRODUCTION STAFF Editor: Brett Altschul G; Associate Editors: Mary Obelnicki G, Ian Lai '02, Jordan Thank You, ed in the company of my fonr-year-old and a Best of all,.my son' came home in a blissful Rubin '02, Agnes Borszeki; Staff: Josh few faculty colleagues and their children. I state of total exhaustion and promptly fell Bittker '99, Erica S. Pfister '00, Eric J. East Campus speak for all of us when I tell you how into bed. Thank you sormuch for sharing. Cholankeril '02, Raag Airan '03, Bryan impressed we were with the energy and cre- your hospitality with us' and making MIT just Guzman '03, Carolyn Chang '03, Nancy I write to express my appreciation to the ativity that had been put into this event. Your a bit more real to o'ur kids. Kho '03, Linda Liang '03, Veronica costumes were delightful, the decorated hall- Lois '03, Jane Maduram '03, Supriya Rao '03, community of students residing at East Campu.s who put on the wonderful ways a comfortable mix of scary and funny, Anne McCants Jennifer Shieh '03, Gayani Tillekeratne '03. Associate Professor of History OPINION STAFF Halloween/trick-or-treating party for MIT and the cookie-decorating activity was a Housemaster, Green Hall. Editors: Eric J. Plosky G, Michael J. children this past Sunday afternoon. I attend- much-appreciated antidote to all that c~ndy. ,1 Ring '01; Columnists: Julia C. Lipman '99, Veena Thomas '02, Kris Schnee '02; Staff: Elaine Y. Wan '01. SPORTS STAFF Editor: Susan Buchman '0 I; Associate Editor: Ming-Tai Huh '02; Staff: Ethan T. Goetz '00, Amir Mesarwi '00, Nisha Singh '00, Deborah S. Won '00, Alvan Eric p, Loreto '01, Brian K. Richter '02, Jennifer C. Lee '03. ARTS STAFF Editors: Vladimir V. 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Saturday's rally, for instance, deserve acco- Cambridge and Boston, students volunteer ":'\nd by the best available estimates, only a You deserve whatever you get. lades for somehow pulling off that impres- to teach, to tutor, to fund-raise for charity, to few hundred students voted in Cambridge There is no defense for not voting. "But sive event. Even the local media paused in serve in clinics, shelters and hospitals. and Boston. I'm not interested in Boston or Cambridge their MIT -directed vitriol to recognize the It is confusing that such dedicated people ., To them: You should be proud. You politics," you might claim. Fine; vote as an spectacle . are for the most part unwilling to contribute exercised your constitutional rights; you absentee in your hometown election. "But But the pause was only temporary, to the political dialogue. Are students averse made your own personal statement. Your I'm not interested in my hometown elec- because the hundreds of ralliers on Saturday to a Globe headline that reads "MIT influence on community affairs and local tion." Fine; you're a non-citizen. Those of failed to show up at the polls on Tuesday. Students Mobilize; Elect Boston, Cambridge '~olitics, if not outright apparent, is at least us who are interested will forever ignore When students fail to exercise their political City Councilors"? present to some extent, and you have identi- you. power, when apathy rules in place of what I have written in the past that local gov- fied yourself as an active constituent to We'll ignore you" because we can, could be unbelievable voting strength, even ernment is important - more so, in fact, those who control legislation and policy. because the pleading of non-constituents, newsworthy student protests aren't enough than whatever goes on in Washington, But If' To those who voted in other elections via when such people have occ,asion to com- to dissuade the Globe from calling for the most students apparently disagree. absentee ballot: You, too, have your civic plain, is meaningless to le'!.qers, who listen, indiscriminate decertification of all MIT fra- You have the right to disagree. But if you dignity intact. Although by voting elsewhere rightly, on Iy to voters. Don't lo'ok for ternities. didn't vote, you don't have the right to com- t~/;)U subordinated your involvement in and Boston or Cambridge to be responsive to The media would certainly change its plain when something irks you. You don't around Boston and Cambridge, deciding students when students register merely as tune if students banded together as a voting have the right to challenge political leaders where to participate is a personal matter! As inert (if sometimes noisy) matter on politi- bloc and took control of city council and when they walk all over you. If you're silent long as you vote somewhere, you should still cians' radar screens. mayoral elections. at the polls, silent will you ever be, be respected as a citizen. Last week's fraternity troubles were As it is, there is no voice in local govern- If ours is to be a generation of non-vot- However, those of you who did not vote . caused largely by the Boston Licensing ment representing student interests, no one ers, we had better get ready to submit to the anywhere are worthy only of the severest Board, a city government agency. Many to angrily refute the outrageous claims made whims of the vocal, the peccadi 1I0es of those \'.ilific~tion. more students were ready to whine about the by the Globe, among others, that students who are clever enough to court the active Obviously, I am not referring to those too board's actions against PKS and SAE than are rambunctious, out-of-controllouts. vote. More to the point, those among us who young to register to vote, or to those, per- were prepared to go to the polls to make city Sure, students argue. But why should can't bring themselves to demand a seat at haps non-citizens, who are ineligible. officials sit up and take notice of student anyone pay any attention? Students, by and the political table will quickly find them- ,1l I mean you who were too lazy, too obliv- concerns. Those who complained without large, aren't respectable adult citizens, mem- selves reduced to dealing with whatever ious, or too ignorant to register to vote. You casting ballots, those with lots of bark but no bers of the community - they don't vote. scraps those in control deign to throw. Taking Aim at the Media Press's Negative Coverage~njustified; Strong Response Needed by Administration, Students -'------'----- Guest Column some more cyclohexane, and I continued as attack when people reacted to the smell. The tabloid journalism, and courtesy has produced normal, merrily oblivious and criminally irre- SAE hearin'g story was months old at that nothing in the way of a more accurate repre- James 1. Kang sponsible, until I happened upon the news point but it was re-broadcast because'the pro- sentation of MIT to the general public. Here's truck caravan at 77 Mass. Ave. A friend I'd ducers think this stuff is more important 'to where we tell these self-serving parasites It is clear that the media is no longer just met there told me all the channels were the country than the impending disintegration where they can shove their microscopes and MIT's friend. (You might ask if it ever was having emergency coverage of the 'bombing' of nuclear disarmament or any sort of good spotlights, because what is there to lose? Are o!Jr friend, but let's not get nitpicky here). It at MIT and the SAE hearing, so naturally I news. The news trucks were all the way over they going to make us look bad? A concerted ~as brought little more than misery and frus- got a little worried, enough to ask one of the here anyway, let's make the most of it, right? effort to protest the media's atrocious behav- tration-to anyone reading the headlines who news-leeches what they were feeding off of In direct response to goading by the press, ior has unfortunately become appropriate. cares for this place and knows its true nature today. "Well, we Boston officials re- The strategy must be twofold executed by the :'11 all. heard the police inspecting SAE for vio- administration and the students. After. doling out a healthy portion of were investigating lations also asked them MIT should hire a public-relations firm to blame to the ,evil-manipulative MIT adll.?inis~ 'soIDe'sort of bomb- Thus' thenews-liounds were. to confirm a list contain- start defending itself effectively in the face of trators, the corruP.t and unctuous politicians, .ing .here';: and .we , • '~, ing the addresses of baseless and stupid propaganda (we've all r[le clue}.e~.s ~anc;!.archaic fapulty, and, th~ '!"thought it might be a ordered to np some chunks othe,~ MIT FSILGs. seen how useless press releases and manage- whiny, unreasonable, uncommunicative stu-, terrorist attack, or olTthe scattered rotti'YJflcar- They then cited every ment-speak are for this purpose). In addition, dents for the myriad p;oblems that have been hell, this being MIT, W •":J M IT frat along Beacon it should take every opportunity to take legal surfacing of late, it's high time those bastard some kids had built a casses left by previous packs: Street for having their action against what amounts to slander. Since journalists got their fair share. nuclear device and ." ' letters carved into the the administration seems so fond of running Now, the events oflastTuesday should be tried to shoot it at the throulon some ketchup, roll sidewalk, along the way this place as a corporation, it should not be common knowledge, but perhaps you've been moon." (It's a rough . he b . to evicting PKS for vio- afraid to aggressively uphold MIT's image. tlJ'ing the national media to keep up and thus paraphrase, but the around ~n t mess a ~t, lations likely to be The students are the key, of course. Let's have no idea what actually happened. bits about a nuclear and attack when people found in most Boston show our foes how inconsequential a little (Apparently, one Internet news service device and the moon apartments. It's too bad theatrical device accident really is, compared r((ported that three people were killed in a ter- are definitely true.) I reacted to the smell. UMOC didn't somehow to what a few students can do on purpose. !-orist bombing.) 'gleaned from him get misreported as some Harass and heckle the reporters the next time The first hint J had that something wasn't that nothing very suspiciously large chari- they show up for no good reason; hack the quite right was the closing of Lobby 10 'to serious had hap- ty event funded by news vans and override their signal with Jerry ttu-ough traffic, and the subsequent eviction o~ pened, bu! even so, it still added to a growing undergrads known to be very poor and Springer. Perhaps make up some imitation my Japanese class from our classroom in perception of irresponsibility and danger at. stressed out. Perhaps then the police would nuclear devices to show them what they real- Building 13. There were rumors of some sort MIT .. _ instead be hustling to hand out rewards for ly look like. But remember, don't do anything of lab explosion, but I was too busy straining Thus the ne~s-hounds were ordered to rip exceptional community service. more illegal than what they're already doing (tj hear my instructor over the lawn mower soine chunk~ off the scattered rotting carcass- I say this is enough. The line must be to us. near Building 26'to think much about it. I fig- es left by previous packs, throw on some drawn here. Our campus and the administra- James J. Kang is a member oj the Class oj ured another grad student had just dropped ketchup, r~ll around in the mess a bit, and tors have been far too welcoming of this 2000. ~, 0 p Join The Tech's Opinion .i>-\ (?epartment and h~lp Mike 1 - and 'Eric save the world. Contact them by phone at . Voice your concerns. '" '. N x3-1541 or bye-mail at , > opi [email protected], I- Advise your pee'rs. ~ . , or just drop by the office in room 483 of the Student , ' 0 Center anytime. -if Wow your professors. N " I'., Page '6 THE TECH 'THE ARTS FILM REVIEW Being John Malkovich J#Jw By Vladimir Zelevlnsky film is anything but random, from ARTS EDITOR its Moebius strip of a story to the Directed by Spike Jonze carefully composed shots - and .' Written by Charlie K(Jl~rman that from first-time writer Charlie With John Cusack. Cameron Diaz. Catherine Kaufman and first-time director Keener. John A'falkovich Spike Jonze, who include among their allusions such subjects as don't want to spoil your pleasure of star- Abelard and Heloise. ing, wide-eyed, at the wildly inventive And, finally, there's the third world that wi II unfold in front of you layer. It comes seemingly from Iwhen you see Being John Malkovich - nowhere, and it is staggeringly I'll say just this: go and see it now. affecting. By the time the movie There has not lately been a film so differ- cuts to its closing shot of a little ent, so whacked-out, so original, so totally girl playing by the pool, the view- unlike anything else out there. This is like ers ,know exactly what will hap- Monty Python at their most deadpan hilarious, pen with her, and the laughter albeit transposing the Britishness of The instantly. gives way to a"presenti- l'vlinislI)' (~rthe Silly Walks with the American ment of tragedy. ~ late 20th century culture, replete with satirical This is the best film of the jabs at such things like brainless celebrity year; so far, I hasten to add, idolatry and everyday absurd of faceless cor- since there's at least a half porate workspace. dozen potentially terrific Being John Malkovich is like a series of films waiting to be released Russian dolls, nested one inside another, and during the next c'ouple of comedy is the outside one, shockingly funny m 0 nth s . Be i ng J 0 h n MEl./SSA MOSELEY-UNIVERSAL STUDIOS simply by the virtue of its inventiveness, Matkovich, though, dramati- John Cusack stars as unemployed puppeteer Craig Schwartz in Being John Ma/kovich, directed by performing a death-defying act on the cally raises the bar. Spike Jonze. boundary between completely logical and far-out absurd. This dichotomy is both in the ALBUM REVIEW story, an insane number of throwaway gags, and in the acting. Three out of four main performers (John Cusack, almost unrecog- nizable as a down-on-his-Iuck puppeteer; Adam Sandler: Stan and Judy's Kid Cameron Diaz, cast against type and totally unrecognizable as his dowdy wife; and the Innuendo Galore self-effacing presence of the eponymous thespian) are perfect. By Jacob Benlflah songs. Sandler's albums. One of the bright spots Slightly problematic is the fourth lead, a Stan and Judy's Kid consists of 17 tracks, among the songs on Stan and Judy's Kid is ''fi diamond-hard Catherine Keener; she's funny, ore than a year following the including 6 songs. Like on many of his previ- the highly explicit and offensive "She Comes yes, but really not as appealing as to be the release of his previous album, ous albums, Sandler includes some tracks that Home to Me," in which Sandler proclaims his object of desire to just about every other char- Adam Sandler has returned to the will leave the listener on the floor laughing, love for his prostitute wife (she may work the acter. Whenever she's on screen, the film is Mcomedic CD scene with the release along with some complete duds. Sandler's streets but she comes home to him). Unless .. funny and appealing - but merely intellectu- of his fourth album, Stan and Judy's Kid. comedic style here is very simple: explicit you have been'living under a rock you have ally, without the deeper emotional resonance In 1997, the comedian/actor released a lyrics and'a lot of sexual innuendo. If this probably heard "The Chanukah Song." This I that is present in the rest of it. previous all-song album entitled What's isn't your kind of humor, just "flip- past -tl1is....:.a.lburn feailires "The-Clianukaii-Song Part fi,"- I Underneath the fun layer, though, is a film Your Name, which debuted to mixed fan- album. the sequel to the song (read: .exact copy with ~ of head-spinning complexity - I'm con- fare. His most recent album is a return to The songs are generally not great.' More more',Jewish celebrity'names .in'serted): The vinced that Being John Maikovich is about as the style that made his first two a hit: a bal- than half the songs I would classify as being song is still hilarious, thougH, -and- sure to, be many things as the many viewers it has. This ance of long and short skits with several very weak, especially by the standards of his __ overplayed on radio stations this holiday sea- {\ son. __ - .' Others aren't so great: the beginning of"7- Foot Man" explains it was written on a bus, and the song shows it - although there is a .... welcome surprise (Sandler-style) in the mid- dle. "Dee Wee" is hard to understand and Live lacks humor. "Welcome My Son" is a com- ". plete bomb. In each of his albums, Sandler has a recur- ring character. First it was The Bafoon and then The Excited Southerner. This time we '" meet Cool Guy, a man who could benefit from MIT's Charm School. Each of the short skits features a chance meeting with a female and ; s- ultimate failure. These skits are really funny .and the final one provides a great ending. Listen closely to the last Cool Guy skit to hear it tie into another skit. The rest of the album consists of short and long skits. It starts with "Hot Water Bum Baby" which provides a slow and mild start ,. for the album. Things get a lot better with '>1 "The Peeper," a skit featuring the inner mono- logue of a peeper watching his favorite sub- ject. This skit is classic Sandler, inconsequen- 'q tial, somewhat crude-natured, and'hilarious. "Whitey" is the longest skit on the CD at over 16 minutes and features a midget who visits the mall every day. While not a bad piece, it ..., could be cut in half and still probably be a lit- tle too long. If you can wait out the dull moments there are a couple of great lines to remember. Sandler likes to return to guaranteed laughs, so of course there is a skit which is remarkably similar to Happy Gilmore . .':The -'l Champion" is a'n 8-minute piece that improves at the end but once again is a bit slow. "Inner Voice" had,potential to be as' I funny as "The Peeper," but the bit featuring a '! male-female encounter and the male inner I monologue falls short. The last long skit on I the album, "The Psychotic Legend of Uncle, '} Donnie," is self-explanatory as it uses a bit I of dark humor to tell the story of Uncle I Donnie who got a little drunk one day on the i lake .• ! Overall, Stan and Judy's Kid is not as . strong as Sandler's first two. However, many I skits seem to improve with repeated play: I I doubt this album will go platinum bl!t it is' ~ definitely wort? a few laughs. I. THE ARTS ------.-----.-.------,_.- ..--.- - -- -.------_.------... - .. - ., Visiting Students Summer Session Study Abroad • Columbia University in Paris. 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The char- around; It'S nice to watch him acters are lackmg, the action IS glaCially paced, Not Much 1bIt be, but he almost never gets a the confliCts are superfluous, and the drarnati~s A Pretty Dreary Evening chance to do. are shallow. If I didn't know that adapter/direc- By Vladimir Zelevlnsky Only m one scene IS his pohhcal method tor Enc Sunonson ISa well-known playwright, I By Jonathan Richmond ADVISORY BOARD iRTSEDITOR demonstrated, when he essentially blackmails might have assumed I was watching a strictly Adapted and directed by EriC Simonson promment local pohtlclan Norman Cass Sr. amateurish play, from someone who has heard Music by Handel Based on the novel by EdWin 0 'Connor (Baxter Hams). ThiS scene IS a caricature - about the basic elements of drama (conflicts, Performed by Handel & Haydn Society Set deSigned by James Wolk but at least 11's amusmg, and It shows some of character arcs, etc.), but has very little idea of October 29 & 31, Symphony Hall With Michael Ball. Adam Caulfield. Edmond mayor's modus operandi. either why or how to use them. The overall Genest, Ken Baltln. Paul Kerry. Larry Paulsen. The rest of The Last Hurrah shows him as a structure is a mess as well, and I don't think andel's Semele is a creatlon of bnl- Keith Perry. Baxter HarriS. Wilbam Langan. near samt. so squarely IShe made to be a good I've ever heard a less climactic closing line. liant colors and subtle orchestratIOns. Karl McGee and many others guy and so much are hiS opponents made to be The only thing (other than Ball's perfor- Takmg place in a dreamlike world, It.. At Huntington Theatre through November 21 either conceitedly scheming or downright mance) worthy of attention is James Wolk's H concerns the ambitions and fate of a More informatIOn at evident contempt for his Boston audience d> Yes, Hogwood can do magmficent work in the recording studio, but the distasteful medioc- rity of his performance in Symphony Hall suggests that his main dream was of his pay- check and flight back to London. Having a big name really isn't enough. The conductor must also be utterly involved m his work and avail- ., able for sufficient rehearsal to communicate proper vision to chorus and orchestra. Hogwood has failed to bring anything of sub- stance to Boston a sufficient number of times; . therefore, I reach the conclusion that it is high time that the Handel & Haydn Society booted him out of town. _'J ..... HELEN TANSEY' "' Soprano Meredith Hall plays the title role In Semele. THE TEOlr ;-Page 9.'" November'~'• J_ ,1999 •• ~_ /. MUSIC REVIEW permanently focused on channeling John like "A Minute Longer" and "Hurry Up And Lennon's spirit. Wait," suffer from the same affliction. A Highlights of the disc include the fast- better attempt at a moving ballad is "Is paced second track, "The Bartender and the Yesterday, Tomorrow, Today?" a comfort- "Muse & Stereophonics Thief," and the current infectious U.S. sin- ing song that has nothing to do with its nifty gle, "Pick A Part That's New." Also pleas- title whatsoever. ,Quality Rock From East of the Atlantic ant to listen to are the slow but powerful Muse's Showbiz produces a wonderfully "Just Looking" and the calm and earthy "1 vivid atmosphere, while Stereophonics are By Dan Katz speed of light and playing arenas throughout Wouldn't Believe Your Radio." One of the content to make their music a simple slice of t'. STAFF WRITER Europe. A quick listen to their album explains band's only weaknesses is that when they life. Depending on which approach you feel few months ago, a friend of mine why; it's Britrock at its best, opening with turn down the volume, they tend to get bor- like dealing with, either offer well-written who heard the song "Muscle random guitar noise before blasting into ing. I never got too attached to their earlier songs, proficient performances, and a lot of Museum" on the radio called me catchy tune after catchy tune, capturing the hit, "Traffic," which was ridiculously repeti- emotion. Quit being patriotic for a moment '.'A and said, "Hey, have you heard that same aura Oasis had Noel Gallagher became tive, and some of the songs on this album, and pick these albums up. weird new Radiohead single?" In fact, throughout Muse's debut album, Showbiz, DANCE REVIEW •.~ lead singer Matt Bellamy does a pretty dead-on imitation of Thom Yorke's magnif- icently pained vocals. However, while the broad sounds cape of "Sunburn" is reminis- Paul Taylor Dance Company 'c, cent of The Bends, and the jangly space blues of "Falling Down" could legitimately Taylor-Made pass for a Radiohead song, the band's . approach is grittier and faster, mixing lush By Bence Olveczky ments, effectively creating a visual equiva- Halloween treat, Paul Taylor introduced the ... arrangements with'dark and dissonant ASSOCIATE ARTS EDITOR .Ient of the baroque compositions. The only audience to yet another superb female Plac~bo-style riffs .. Part of BankBoston Celebrity Series slight problem was with the male dancers, soloist, Sylvia Nevjinsky. ~ Now, under normal circumstances, if you At the Shubert Theatre who struggled to achieve the grace and flu- Despite the abstract nature of "Cascade" • told me about a band that was a cross idity necessary for the piece. On the other and "Arabesque," there was plenty of emo- between Radiohead and Placebo, I might be ach and ballet may not seem like the hand, the tion in both pieces forced to start a new religion. However, while most obvious pairing, but then the female troupe to keep the audi- Muse's first effort is excellent, it also reeks of obvious and Paul Taylor never made members were ence engaged and •. untapped potential. Too many of the songs Bgood bedfellows either. During his ~x cell en t, entertained. come off as one-trick ponies: once you've recent Boston visit, the legendary pioneer of especially More emotional dis- heard the little Spanish guitar licks and haunt- modern dance Francie Huber, charge came in the evening's " ing chorus of "Muscle Museum," you've showed that he is whose solo finale, the fiery and fast heard the whole song. Similarly, in tracks like still in a position was one of the "Piazzola Caldera" - a fit- "Escape" and "Uno" (the only song I've ever to surprise - evening's high- ting tribute to the been able to describe as a nuclear tango), something he has lights. Argentinean tango guru Astor '} great ideas pop up, but they're thrown into a done with Next on the Piazzola. very generic structure and just don't seem to admirable yigor program was Performed in turn into anything of real substance. for'the last five " Arabesque," front of a But beyond a few perfectionist quibbles, decades. blood red back- Showbiz is a terrific collection of music. The "Cascade," a LOIS GREENFIELD drop, it managed album reaches the -extremes of warm dance piece set to con- Takehlro Ueyama to bring out the acoustic ballad ("Unintended") to overdriv- certos for piano and and Patrick essence of tango without ,,,,'en melodic alt-rock ("Fillip"). In between, orchestra by J .S. Bach, Corbin perform imitating the dance itself. the band dabbles in ominously pounding opened the Paul Taylor "Fiddlers Green" The raw and liberating bass drums in the slowly building title track, Dance Company's three at the Shubert Latino rhythms made for a perfect conclusion creating an almost terrifying atmosphere. night run at the Shubert Theatre. to an evening that showed us how modem -,'-"Cave," a potential second single, wields a Theatre last Friday. The dance can remain original and challenging powerful chorus and a particularly evil- choreography for while still being accessible and entertaining. sounding guitar line, while "Sober" employs "Cascade," strict and sym- another Boston premiere. The abstract style Friday's performance was part of the , a catchy pulsing beat and some explosive metrical just like Bach's of the piece was similar to "Cascade," with BankBoston Celebrity Series and, although .. Radiohead-style strumming (there they are mu~ic, came across as the notable aifference that the score was by Paul Taylor's short stint is over, the Series again). It all comes together to form a work effortless and elegant, Debussy, not Bach. Having a dreamlike - will be putting on a few shows this coming that's dark:clever, and paranoid from a new makfng thecomposi- rather than- a contemplative - quality, week that are well worth noting. Tomorrow, .1'-band~that shows -a. lot of ,promise. for the tions seem like the Debussy'.s sonorous world was filled with the legendary Cuban band "lrakere" is playing future;l 'f ,,-. " '•. ,' ••. ,C;; ;. 1 ;)"~:l1 "'J RerfeCt ballet score'; . unlikel~ figures, both mythical and fantasti- at the Berklee Performance Center, and on A less' experimental but almost 'as enjoy- The contemplaiT:y:e cal, whose enigmas were expressed in imagi- Sunday the Flying Karamazov Brothers bring able British import is Stereophonics' sopho- quality of the musIc n~~iye moveri1ents~ rather than through cos- their juggling act to Symphony. Hall. For more !more album, Performance and Cocktails. The was beautifully fumes. or effects. The strict choreography of information on Celebrity Series events, check Welsh-trio are currently be~ng worshipped as enhanced by precise ._ "Cascade" was traded for a less formal and out their web site: I.~ FILM REVIEW ,The Bone Collector Weneed someone J Stin~-NoBonesAboutlt .} By Zarmlpae Ansari each other's life, falling in love, proving their STAFF'WRITER worth, or all of the above. - with the confidence .". Directed by Phillip Noyce In what seems to be a remake of Seven, but Written by Jeffrey Deaver, Jeremy Iacone aspires to be The Silence of the Lambs, these With Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie, formulas .are thrown at the audience in a bored Queen Latifah. Michael Rooker and non-ingenious way .. The only ingeniouS ofasJ]rgeon, things are new violent crimes, and the grosser tdidnot really matter that I had my eyes details that differentiate this movie from oth- closed half the time: I could have slept ers. When the novelty of that technique wears .~ through The Bone Collector and still writ- off, maybe they'll start making intelligent Iten this review. It seems that the -very movies and stop thinking that the audience is the dedication of essence of a thriller - thrilling unpredictabili- made up of morons ... ty - is lost in this and .many other recent The movie does succeed in tapping into movies ... - our deepest paranoias and urban legends (for Gorgeous Angelina Jolie is Amelia example, being kidnapped by a crazy cab dri- a marathoner Donaghy, a street cop with a reluctant nose ver). The serial killer leaves forensic evi- for forensics: Denzel Washington is Lincoln dence: riddles for the police to solve before /. Rhyme, a for~nsics expert and well-known the next crime. Luckily, Lincoln is an ency- alithor. He is paralyzed from the neck down, clopedia of information about publishing, lit- . and with only the use of his index finger, which is erature, history, and Manhattan's urban plan- f always on a computer-mouse. He uses his ning, so he constantly interprets the clues sharp mind and state-of-the-art computers to correctly. The movie might have been the couqIge of help the cops to solve crimes. redeemed if it spent a little more time on this His greatest fear is turning into a vegetable cerebral aspect of crime solving, rather than , 1" and he wants his friend to help him commit on close-ups of rats and endless shots in dark euthanasia - "make the transition," as he places. However, even Denzel Washington .anexplorer. puts it. Before Lincoln can make this transi- fails to make the whole exercise convincing. l tion, there is the inevitable serial killer he has We are just expected to take his character's to help catch. During the process, Lincoln will clue-solving prowess at face value and believe I We have a unique opportu- maybe a teacher, a mechanic, sounds interesting to you, turn Amelia into a great cop and make her that without even looking at a decent number nity for someone very special. or a recent college graduate. maybe you're the person we're come to terms with her own demons as he of possibilities he always hits upon the correct A chance to spend two We need someone to join looking for. A Peace Corps ...... leads her through each step of forensics on the one. years in another country. To live over 5,000 people already volunteer. Find out. Call us at crime scenes through the telephone. Queen The most interesting and nail-biting aspect and work inanother culture. To working in 60 developing coun- Latifah has a disappointingly meaningless role of the film is the stylistic device of focusing learn a new language and acquire tries around the world, To help (Collecv 611-~5555 x598 as TheLma, Lincoln's loyal and feisty nurse. on the masked killer's ey~s and then focusing new skills. people live better lives. \' It seem~ that Bone Collector's filmmakers on almost every potential suspect's eyes. This The person we're looking We need someone special. took various formulas out of the hat and pseudo-meaningful device is supposed to con- for might be a fiumer, a for- And we ask a lot. But only be- Peace Corps. regurgitated them. You have the initial old fuse the audience into suspecting everyone. It ester, or a retired nurse. Or 'cause so much is needed. If this 1he IougbaI job)'OU'll nuIcM. ~ hand/novice antagonism. Then the novice almost works. begins to respect the old hand and learns the In short, Denzel is great. Jolie shines. The tricks of the trade. Later, both learn an impor- movie sucks. And I don't want to waste my .11 tant lesson from each other, thereby saving time writing more about it. This space donated by The Tech .)TIJ~ ~!fS the FILM REVIEW Taming of Shrew Felicia SJourney Once More, WithFeeling By Roy Rodensteln enough to make the archetypically innocent STAFF WRITER character believable - not an easy task. 1999, 1 hr 56 min Gerard McSorley, as Felicia's rock-steady Directed by Atom Egoyan father, is affecting in a limited role. Claire Written by William Trevor, A tom Egoyan Benedict, as well, contributes as an over-the- With Elaine Cassidy, Bob Hoskins, Arsinee top missionary, another success In a role that Khanjian, Danny Turner, Gerard McSorley, would otherwise have destroyed the movie's Peter McDonald, Claire Benedict greatest asset: its calmly turbid, believable mood. years0 have gone by since 1997's There are undeveloped characters, how- The Sweet Hereafter, and the hour is ever, most regrettably Johnny, whose throw- ripe for a profound new enigma' from away cliche characterization clashes with 11director Atom Egoyan. While most of the richness of the other players. Rounding ,. his early career was spent directing his own out the cast are Egoyan regular and wife scripts, Egoyan's latest IS another adaptation, Arsinee Khanjian, and Danny Turner as this time of Irish writer William Trevor's Young Hilditch, who play well off each novel Felicia's Journey. Egoyan often begins other in several delightfully macabre with a complex story and slowly unravels it, sequences, but this time the film takes the opposite tack Egoyan's directorial staples are in full to great effect. force. While his fractured timelines are by Felicia (Elaine Cassidy) is an Irish now famous, here Egoyan uses mostly sim- Catholic girl, living under the watchful eye ple flashbacks as well as illuminating lay- of her father due to her relationship with ered ones, departing farther and farther back Johnny, rumored in the community to have in time within a single sequence before defected to the British Army. Johnny returning to the present. Even the linear promised he'd write from England, but now sequences gain great context later on. While Felicia is pregnant and alone, and Johnny early scenes of Hilditch enjoying a well- hasn't kept his promise. Thus begins her stocked supermarket and following a cook- journey, by boat to England, to find the lover ing show to the letter are flat-out hilarious, she still believes in. Sounds conventional, later they may not appear as funny. This doesn't it? does not mean the audience was wrong to . '<, Next we meet Mr. Joseph Hilditch (Bob laugh in the beginning - it is the film's Hoskins), the contented director of a food design to show the power of hindsight, and manufacturing business. Hilditch's employees how often things might look differently if follow him around the plant, offering him a we knew the whole story. Also in typical taste of their latest batch of pudding for his Egoyan fashion is the use of home video in a GABOR CSANYI-THE TECH expert taste-testing. Soon the two distinct limited but key role. Kortney Adams and Sean Austin story lines approach, bob hesitantly around Other aspects of the film are enriching as .. each other and finally embrace. well. The soundtrack matches the film's Shrew, from Page 1 The most fascinating aspect of Felicia's atmosphere, serene and unnerving at the Journey is its pacing. The early encounters same time. The cinematography is so between Felicia and Hilditch are eerily casual. enthralling, with clear shots of chilly, isolat- -, Eventually their meetings change in character mg industrial suburbia, that I occasionally and the movie talks of unhealthy relations ips found myself enjoying the film as a static instead of pudding, and all the while it feels picture, finally remembering ,to look for" the like a natural sequence of events rather than a character within the expanse. Humor about plot-driven twist. . modem life is also present, dripping with Similarly, the transformation of Hilditch sarcasm, as when Hilditch explains to a con- from amusing pudding~taste'r to highly tractor tha't ~e m'uch p,refers to be served eccentric cook to a less warm-and-fuzzy fresh pudding by 'his 'ad~ring en{pi~yeer than characterization is a triumph. Even as fright- to get po'rtions. from a sterile silver-plated ful layers cover Hilditch, his previous, vending machine. humane facets are always evident. Bob Beyond the few flat characters and perhaps Hoskins is mesmerizing, serene and nuanced one unnecessary scene, the major shortcoming throughout his characters' evolution, a wor- of Felicia 's Journ~y is that in spite of great thy performance to follow Ian Holm's in The acting the story has only one truly original Sweet Hereafter. character. He's one fiercely complex charac- Other good performances abound. Elaine ter, though, and Felicia s Journey remains Cassidy's Felicia is vulnerable and trusting deeply affecting long after viewing. ~' , , '. " ~...J'I' l' " V. ,.- ''\I I ....,..,.'1' - November .5, 1999- * ------* - • - • - - * - - - ••• * - - - - .• - - - * - • - • - •. '- THE MTS o N THE SCREEN - BY THE TECH ARTS STAFF - 'The following movies are playing this weekend at local theaters. The Tech suggests using ,Ie **** Excellent *** Good ** Fair ." * Poor American Beauty (* 'h) An extremely annoying movie: this deadpan black tragicomedy is a laughable failure as a work of art, being pretentious, simplistic, and self-important. 'Excepting a truly remarkable performance by Kevin Spacey (whose part is disappointing- ly small), there's nothing to this movie beyond tortured metaphors, caricatures instead of characters, and a messy pile-up of red herrings instead of a plot. - Vladimir ZelevinskY Autumn Tale <***'h) Veteran French filmmaker Eric Rohmer continues his gentle, ./ thoughtful, and detailed studies of romantic confusion in this delightful comedy about a middle-aged woman's search for love and happi- Maxine (Catherine Keener) runs Into co-worker Craig (John Cusack) In the USA Films release Being John Malkovich. ness. A vintage Rohmer film with tenderness and the beast that hides Driver), great source play, lush pro- successful screen duos of the 90's. Lynch (Twin Peaks), this G-rated all the sophistication, depth, and within. This movie is not to be duction design all that -TH film is remarkable, assured, and intricacy that makes .his films so missed. -ZA director/writer Oliver Parker man- unhurried, yet full of action (internal irresistible. Without'doubt one of ages to create is a particularly joy- as well as external), amazingly beau- the best, movies of the year. - Run Lola Run <***) Felicia's Journey <***) less, visually bland, narratively Lola's boyfriend needs $100,000 tiful to look at, frequently hilarious, Bence Olveczky and emotionally affecting to the A film by Atom Egoyan about a pedestrian, weird mixture of light in twenty minutes, or else he's dead Being John Malkovich <***~2). young woman (Felicia, played by comedy and somber Elaine Cassidy) on a journey to drama, with these two A film so different, so whacked- find the father of her child, and the halves desperately fight- 'out, s6 original, and totally ..unlike r" . h' 1 . h . l'k eccentric Mr. Joseph Hilditch (Bob ing each other. ~ VZ . anyt 109 e se out t ere - Ie" : - '1M 'pyt"ti .~ 'Ii' .-c' d' d' HosklOs) she meets on the way. ': hr'l~n~t ~-A'?~~tt ,~lr~0.s!";1el~gan!11'E~cellent1characterizations and a ,.Outside Providence, I anous. n unconventJoha mlx-' -- -, .•... - .. ,J /.. 1.1::' 11~~ -'.1 (.J''''',';'}'':'. !LILlff: .:. i~:; 1 ""Jw.ell-paced plor make FeIicia:s - ture of comedy satIre and fnghten- ,- .*•• - ,<***) .~, .' r r.:'.', ';'1'''' .,'...:1.:1 /. j :",,,'.' 1 d'; ,-j. ';lIO -:Journey. an~affectmg film?-':..-Roy ,'."'j'lIeS' Pawtucket, Rhode~ 109 y:deep rummatlons' on. the R 'd t" ' . -., - . '. ;.. - .. 0 ens eln Island, in the "70s, and nature ofpersonahty. - VZ the Farrelly brothers are -:::q- . , BQneCollector <**) Fight Club <***) at it again. The writers of ,. Good performances by Denzel A complex screenplay, strong There's Something About Washington as a veteran forensics perforIl!ances, and artistic direc- Mary show a broader ,1 cop and a stunning Angelina Jolie as tion make for an enjoyable filmgo- scope here, moving from the rookie he helps fail to save th~' ing experience. The excessive vio- visual comedy to funny, rehashed script of previ'ous serial lence and rhetoric at times cause affecting 'dialogue. killer thrillers, differentiated only by the pace to drag, but the film's Recreational junkie Tim new types of grossness and vio- subtleties will be pondered long Dunphy's run-in with a lence. Rather unthril.lingt'y pre- after the movie ends. Curiously, parked police car nets diCtable.'- Zarminae Ansari wpile Fight Club is comprised of him a transfer to strict many strong components, the film Cornwall A.cademy, Earth <****) as a whole feels slightly lacking. where he makes a new Based on Bapsi. Sidhwa's novel - Rebecca Loh, VZ set of goofball friends...... Cracking India, this film sees the . Dunph's old man (Alec partition of the Indian subcontinent An Ideal Husband <**) Baldwin) stays home into India and Pakistan through a> , An .Ideal Husband is an example with Tim's three-legged child's eyes. Haunting images, great of how not to direct a movie. With dog and his card-playing soundtrack by A.R. Rahman, and such superlative resources at his dis- buddies, who try to be WALT DISNEY PICTURES unforgettable performances. It's a posal - star-s~dded cast (Jeremy b,igots but can't really Richard Farnsworth plays 73 year-old Alvin Straight In The Straight Story. romance, a tragedy, a history, and a Northam, Rupe'rt Everett, Cate pull it off. The precarious comment on the human heart: its Blanchett, Julianne Moore,' Minnie plot leaves center stage to a clever Lola's motorbike was just stolen, so point of being mesmerizing.,- VZ dose of lowbrow she has to run if she wants to be there humor; perfectly on time. A minor plot detail: she The Thomas Crown Affair delivered by a bunch doesn't have the money. So she <***> of earnest simple- needs to run really fast. The result is A cross between a star vehicle tons. -RR a streamlined movie possessing an and an old-fashioned heist movie: a unstoppable sense of motion, and bored zillionaire steals priceless Runaway Bride giving the visceral pleasure of seeing paintings for fun, and a dedicated <***> a tightly-wound plot unfold. - VZ insurance investigator tries to trap Sparkling chem- him, falling for him in the process. istry between The Sixth Sense <*,**'h) . Excellent opening and ending Richard Gere and Cole Sear is a young boy whose sequences, largely expendable mid- Julia Roberts saves special power, "the sixth sense," dle; but that Monet-Magritte-Escher Runaway Bride from enables him to perceive the ghosts inspired climax is spectacular. - VZ -drowning in sappi- which, unbeknownst to the rest of ness. The film tells the world, walk among us every day. Three Kings <***~1> the story of a bride Bruce Willis plays the psychologist As one of the most creative films who ,has left a string trying to help him. The strength of of the year, David O. Russell's third of fiances at the altar their performances carries the movie film Three Kings marks his ._~ . and the smug jour- past its slight flaws, making The strongest directing effort to date. nalist who writes a Sixth Sense one of the best movies When American soldiers set out to story about her. of the summer. - Tzu-Mainn Chen find Sadda~'s stolen gold bullion, While the setup is they also find Iraqi citizens in need riddled with enough The Straight Story <***~2) of their help. In their efforts to help, movie cliches to A great true story: in 1994, sev- the characters are forced to question make a person sick, enty-three year-old Alvin Straight the point of America's involvement Gere and Roberts rode a 1966 John Deere lawnmower in the Persian Gulf. The creative use from Laurens, Iowa, all the way to MERRICK MORTON-TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX shine on screen,' of the camera makes for powerful Mount Zion, Wisconsin, to see his Helena Bo~hatn Carter as Marla cozies up to the ftlm's narrator, played by Edward affirming themselves images that help drive the film's ailing brother. Directed by David Norton, In Rght Club. ~ as one of the' more message home. - Michael Frakes Page 12 THE TECH THE ARTS November 5, 1999 Doll's House and Salinger's Franny and Zooey, Mehrjui translates it fluidly into a com- Popular Music pletely Iranian context. Berklee Performance Center Berklee College of Music Wizard of Oz on Ice 1140 Boylston St. Free student recitals and fac- Through Nov. 7. Producer ulty concerts, 4 p.m. and 7 Kenneth Feld presents The p.m. some weekdays. For Wizard of Oz on Ice. This info. on these concerts, call cherished classic has all the the Performance Information charm of the original story in Line at 747-8820. a brand-new production that features the latest in techni- Nov. 6: Irakere, $38-$30. cal magic all captured live on Nov. 7: Bryan Ferry, $40, $50. ice. Olympic gold medalist Nov. 13: Natalie MacMaster, Robin Cousins provides the $20, $25. show's stars with brilliant Nov. 18: Keb' Mo', $19.50. choreography. Vocal virtuoso Nov. 19: Arlo Guthrie, $22.5(} A vveekly guide to the arts in Boston Bobby McFerrin will win your $27.50. Nov, 21: Misia, $20, $25. November 5 - :12 heart as the voice of all the key characters except Centrum Centre Compiled by Fred Choi Dorothy, who is brought to life through the talented Ticketmaster 931-2000. Send submissions to [email protected] or by Interdepartmental mall to "On The Town," The Tech, W20-483. Nov. 14: Bob Dylan, Phil Lesh voice of Laurnea Wilkerson. & Friends, $29.50. $12.50. Call Ticketmaster for tickets. 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Rm E56- 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. - MIT CHOICE SIT IN. Unhappy. with what might happen to the residence sys- 270 . .1 tem at MIT? Nothing has been decided ... yet. Join MIT Choice in a Sit In to protest proposed 12:00 p.m. - The Portrayal of Family Ufe on Television, David Thorburn, Ph.D., Professor of changes in housing policy. We'll assemble in Lobby 7. Admission O. meet in Lobby 7. Sponsor: Uterature and Director of the Communications Forum. Open. More info: Call Family Resource Swass Distribution. Center at 253-1592. Email [email protected]. Web: http://web.mit.edu/personneljwww/frc/. Rm 16- 7:00 p.m. --12:30 a.m. - MIT Anlme Club Showing. 7:00 Slayers Next 17 -19 (subtitled); 8:45 151. ' ~. The Heroic Legend of Arislan: Parts 3 and 4; 11:00 Yu Yu Hakusho 9 - 10 (subtitled). Free! 'Stop 4:15 p.m. - Syzygies and Graph Colorings, Professor Dave Bayer, Barnard College, Columbia by anytime and bring your friends. E51-345. Sponsor: Anime Club, MIT. University. Refreshments will be served at 3:45 PM in Room 2-349. Open. More info: Call 8:00 p.m. - Gilbert and Sullivan's, "Iolanthe". The MIT Gilbert and Sullivan players present Professor Michael Brenner at (617) 253-3661. Email [email protected]. Web: http://www- ~Iolanthe, or The Peer and the Peri" in La Sala de Puerto Rico. Stage Directed by Erik Lars math.mit.edu/amc/faIl99. Rm 2-105. I Myers.Music Directed by Kevin Mitchell '98. Admission 5. La Sala de Puerto Rico. Sponsor: r( Gilbert and Sullivan Players, MIT. Sunday's Events 8:00 p.m. - The Taming of the Shrew. Shakespeare Ensemble Fall major production, directed by Senior Lecturer Michael Ouellette. Tix: $8, $6 students w/ID & senior citizens. Admission 6.00. 1:00 p.m. - Open Reading Tech Show 2000: "Tortoise". Written by Jeff Flaster '85, ~Tortoise" Kresge Little Theater. Sponsor: Office of the Arts. brings Aesop's ancient fable into the 21st century as rival computer giants compete - for fame, -..' 8:00 p.m. - N. Vljay Siva, South Indian vocalist. With Bombay B. Gayatri, violin and N: Manoj fortune and love - but with very different priorities. Admission O. Student Ctr Rm 407. Sponsor: Siva, mridangam. Presented by MITHAS (MIT Heritage of South Asia). General admission: $15, Office of the Arts .. $12~students & seniors. Admission 12.00. Wong Auditorium. Sponsor: Office of the Arts ...-- 2:00 p.m. - Gilbert and Sullivan's, "Iolanthe". The MIT Gilbert and Sullivan players present 8:00 p.m. - William Shakespeare's "Taming ofthe Shrew". Shakespeare Ensemble's major ~Iolanthe, or The Peer and the Peri" in La Sala de Puerto Rico. Stage Directed by Erik Lars ! production this fall isa deconstruction of Wiliam Shakespeare's ~Taming of the Shrew" directed Myers.Music Directed by Kevin Mitchell '98. Admission 5. La Sala de Puerto Rico. Sponsor: by Michael Ouellette. Admission 6.00. Kresge Little Theatre. Sponsor: Shakespeare Ensemble. Gilbert and Sullivan Players, MIT .. 3:00 p.m. - Coherence, Resolution, and Information In Optical Imaging, Prof. George 3:00 p.m ..- The Phllharmonla Orchestra of Yale. Lawrence Leighton Smith, director. Barbastathls, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering,. M.I.T. Refreshments to follow in room 1-114. Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances, Op. 45; Jacob Druckman's Aureole (1979); Robert Open. More info: Call Beth Henson at 258-5807. Email [email protected]. Rm 3-270. Schumann's Symphony No.3 in E-flat, Op. 97, ~Rhenish.". Admission O. Kresge Auditorium. 4:00 p.m. - Cold Pulses and Other Constraints on Crltlcal-Gradlent Transport, Ken Gentle, Sponsor: Office of the Arts. University of Texas at Austin. Refreshments served at 3:45 pm. Open. More info: Call Paul Rivenberg at 253-8101. Email [email protected]. Web: http://www.pfc.mit.edu/. Rm Monday"s Events NW17-218 .. 4:15 p.m. - Triangulations of Convex Polytopes, Wungkum Fong, Department of 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. - Open Forum with Reaccreditation Team. Members of the MIT community are Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Refreshments will be served at 3:30 PM invited to an open forum with the evaulation team on Monday, Nov. 8, from 4-5:30 p.m. in 4- in Room 2-349. Open. More info: Call Professor Sara Billey at 253-6544. Email 237; Sponsored by Chancellor's Office. 4-237. Sponsor: President's Office. [email protected]. Web: http://www-math.mit.edu/-combin. Rm 2-338. 8:00 p.m. - UA Cabinet Meeting. Discuss the Institute's important issues and make effective change. W20-400. Sponsor: Undergraduate Association. Saturday's Events 11:45 a.m.- Management Challenges 'of Consistent Innovation, Dr. Albert C.Y. Yu, Senior VP, Intel Corporatlon.Bring your lunch, beverage and dessert will be provided. Open. More info: Call 2:00 p.m. - Gilbert and Sullivan's, "Iolanthe". The MIT Gilbert and Sullivan players present ICRMOT at 253-7991. Email [email protected]. Web: http//web.mit.edu./icrmotjwww/. Rm E56- ~Iolanthe, or The Peer and the Peri" in La Sala de Puerto Rico. Stage Directed by Erik Lars 270 .. Myers.Music Directed by Kevin Mitchell '98. Admission 5. La Sala de Puerto Rico. Sponsor: 12:00 p.m. (1 hour 30 minutes) - The Portrayal of Family Ufe on Television, David Thorburn, Gilbert and Sullivan Players, MIT. Ph.D., Professor of Uterature and DireCtor of the Communications Forum. Open. More info: Call 6:30 p.m. - KSA/Hansorl Korean Culture Show. KSA/Hansori's Korean Culture Show is in Family Resource Center at 253-1592. Email [email protected]. Web: Walker, Nov. 6 at 6:30. Acts include traditional drums, taekwondo, modern and traditional http://web.mit.edu/personneljwww/frc/. Rm 16-151. dance. Full Korean dinner is served II 50-140. Sponsor: Korean Students Association. 4:15 p.m. (1 hour) - Syzygies and Graph Colorings, Professor Dave Bayer, Barnard College, 8:00 p.m. - Gilbert and Sullivan's, "Iolanthe". The MIT Gilbert and Sullivan players present Columbia Unlverslty.Refreshments will be served at 3:45 PM in Room 2-349. Open. More info: ~Iolanthe, or The Peer and the Peri" in La Sala de Puerto Rico. Stage Directed by Erik Lars Call Professor Michael Brenner at (617) 253-3661. Email [email protected]. Web: Myers.Music Directed by Kevin Mitchell '98. Admission 5. La Sala de Puerto Rico. Sponsor: http://www-math.mit.edu/amc/faIl99. Rm 2-105. Gilbert and Sullivan Players, MIT. 8:00 p.m. - WIlliam Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew". Shakespeare Ensemble's major Tuesday's Events production this fall is a deconstruction of Wiliam Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew" directed by Michael Ouellette. Admission 6.00. Kresge Little Theatre. Sponsor: Shakespeare Ensemble. 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. - "Mecanoo Architects: Recent Work"-Openlng Reception. Exhibit of the 8:00 p.m. - The Taming of the Shrew. 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Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship will be sponsoring Rm 6-120. a series on the book of Revelation at our weekly meeting. There will be time for worShip and fel- 11:45 a.m.- Management Challenges of Consistent Innovation, Dr. Albert C.Y. Yu, Senior VP, lowship as we study the Bible. PDR 3, Student Center. Sponsor: Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship. I• , • I' November 5, 199? , Page 16 THE TECH MIT Kicks Off Most Ambitious Capital Campaign inits History By Douglas E. Heimburger catalyst to enable MIT to make other areas, NEWSEDfTOR great things to happen in the The second, also with a goal of MIT will formally announce its future," Stata said. $550 million, will enhance the $1.5 Billion capital campaign "It is our challenge to attack learning community. This money today, which will be the most and solve the next generation of will go towards undergraduate and ambitious funding drive in the great problems," said President graduate scholarships, faculty Institute's history. Charles M. Vest. "Doing that will chairs, and undergraduate student The campaign, entitled "Calcu- require 'some calculated risks: pre- life. The campaign proposes to sig- lated Risks, Creative Revolutions," dicting the next generation of nificantly enhance the amount of has been in progress since July intellectual revolutions, and graduate scholarships, partially 1997 and has already raised $643 putting our chips down early." through eliminating summer million from 44,000 donors. "Our value to practical con- tuition for graduate students. This weekend, 600 potential cerns accrues ultimately from our A third category, totaling $300 donors will descend on Kresge enthusiasm for exploring the truly million, will go towards renewing Auditorium for a day-long series unknown. That is the ultimate the physical infrastructure of the of discussions, followed by a rationale for supporting a universi- Institute. Money in this category black-tie dinner in Rockwell Cage. ty." will help fund the Stata Center, Donors will receive lectures from The new capital campaign is Sloan School of Management speakers including architect Frank more than twice the size of "Cam- extension, and new undergraduate O. Gehry, commissioned to design paign for the Future," which raised and graduate dormitories. MIT will the new Stata Center. $710 million for the Institute supplant the $300 million in Chairing the campaign will be between 1987 and 1992. expected gifts with at least $300 Raymond S. Stata '57, whose gift million in Institute funds, accord- of $25 million in 1997 was the Money for buildings, research ing to the capital campaign docu- largest single gift for an infrastruc- The new capital campaig'n ments. ture project in MIT history. The seeks funding for four broad areas. A final category, entitled the The first, with a goal of $550 mil- Millennium Fund and totaling GREG KUIfNEN-TffE TECH Stata Center later received $15 lion, will support new directions in $100 million, will provide MIT David Laurence (Viola) and Daniel levin (Cello), two members million from Alexander W. Drey- research and education. Money in with unrestricted funds to "act of the Speakeasy String Quartet, perform Duke Ellington's foos Jr and $20 million from this category will support pro- quickly, change direction, and sup- Mood Indigo in the MIT Chapel yesterday at noon. The quartet Willia'm H. Gates III. grams in political economy, com- port new ideas as they emerge,'; performed classic jazz by Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, "MIT has had an enormous impact on society and on people's parative media studies, the arts, according to the campaign docu- "Fats" Waller, and others. lives, and I see this campaign as a and the libra~y system, among ments. 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Most of Snow- Ken Reeves ran solidly this year Galluccio is the obvious choice A large field made for an berg '99 who was counting on an berg's .transfers went, not surpris- after a mild scare two years ago. especially with only three of the extremely close race for Cambridge unprecedented student turnout to ingly, to fellow CCA endorsees led Reeves picked up 1,431 first place five CCA candidates elected this City Council this year; but one de- win a seat. Snowberg received 429 by Braude. votes. year. void of maj- first place votes and finished in 13th Three new faces join.ed the One mild surprise was the poor This election only furthers per- place. Cambridge City Council this year: turnout for Helder "Sonny" Peixoto sistent rumors of the CCA's or s~rp~iS~S~ "Analysis Aside from the low student Marjorie Decker, James Braude, whose all out yard-sign blitz was demise. The traditionally strong Vice Mayor turnout (a far cry from the 2,000 and David Maher. expected to bring in more than a progressive organization is being Anthony Galluccio was able to . students his campaign claims to ,Two new council members were meager 315 first place votes. Peixo- eroded from both sides of the spec- exceed quota on the first count with have registered), Snowberg was guaranteed as a result of the retire- to and Toomey skirmished several trum - liberal, pro rent control 2,716 first place votes. The next . crippled by his inability to capital- ment of Mayor Francis Duehay and times during the election and the forces are bailing out on the left councilor, Katherine Born, was not ize on Cambridge Civic Association Sheila Russell but David Maher appearance of a head to head com- while more moderate voters aren' t elected until the 12th count coattails. Because fellow CCA slate managed to squeeze out incumbent petition turned out to be not totally buying into the group's affordable Low voter turnout may have candidates Katherine Born, Henriet- Katherine Triantafillou to finish imagined - Toomey was the lead- housing and limited development contributed to the tight r~ce - only ta Davis, and' Jim Braude were not ninth. Triantafillou accumulated ing recipient of Peixoto transfer message. 18,777 Cantabridgians went to the elected until after Snowberg was more first place votes (1,176)" than votes. The bottom line for the new I polls this year. The 200 or so MIT eliminated, he was not able to Maher (1,040) but strong transfer council: the strength of Galluccio students who voted at Kresge audi- receive their transfer votes. He did, numbers (substantially from fellow Mayor Galluccio? and entrance of Maher makes for a torium dwarfed the turnout in previ- however, receive a number of trans- . North Cambridge based candidate The new council will next turn more moderate body by Cambridge .~ ous years, however. -fers from the unofficial "rent con- Galluccio) pushed him ahead by the its attention to choosing Cam- standards. \, Cambridge City Council Election Results -. Count - Candidates 1st ~ 3rd 4th 5th 6th Jth 8th 9th :wth :u.th 12th 13th 1Ath Anthony Galluccio 2716 -1878 1878 1878 1878 1878 1878 1878 1878 1878 1878 1878 1878 1878 KathyBom 1662 1699 1706 1716 17~2 1725 1734 1791 1798 - 1824 1878 1878 1878 1878 Marjorie Decker 1652 1672 1687 1688 1694 1697 1706 1741 1757 1797 1852 1877 1878 1878 Tim Toomey 1510 1571 '.1583 1585 1589 1592 1599 1605 1688 1700 1717 1769 1878 1878 Jim Braude 1490 1514 1524 1527 1529 1529 1548 1587 1593 1687 1780 1812 1871 1878 Henrietta Davis 1470 1508 1521 1524 1529 1537 1547 1603 1611 1635 1687 1727 1789 1878 Ken Reeves 1431 1484 1489 1492 1507 1509 1523 1533 1550 1579 1628 1649 1742 1878 Michael Sullivan 1339 1519 1531 1534 .1558 1565 1568 1585 1620 1631 1647 1748 1878 1878 Katherine Triantafillou 1176 1199 1205 1207 1220 1222 1235 ,1253 1268 1304 1344 1358 1428 0 David Maher 1040 1177 1182 1185 1200 1247 1250 1275 1311 1321 1333 1574 1855 1878 Bobby Goodwin 813 918 921 923 936 937 939 939 955 960 968 997 0 0 David Trumbull 536 586 597 599 601 639 642 658 711 718 756 0 0 0 Erik Snowberg 429 433 441 .442 445 446 456 478 485 536 0 0 0 0 David Hoicka 330 332 342 346 349 349 379 383 386 0 0 0 0 0 ..:. Sonny Peixoto 315 350 355 -356 357 -367 372 376 0 0 0 0 0 o Ro~rt Winters 304 311 318 320 320 322 326 0 0 0 0 0 0 o JamesWilliamson 129 130 140 141 146 148 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o Dotty Giacobbe ,113 129 132 136 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jeff Chase 107 134 144 144 145 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vince Dixon 50 ,53 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alan Nidle 42 44 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 ..... 0 0 0 0 BII Uones 34 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Deajanna Wormwood-Malone 31 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o - 0 0 0 Charlie Christenson 29 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . Write-Ins 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 '0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . Exhaustedballots "- 0 0 26 34 52 16 75 I~ • 92 166 207 - 309 --- 510- '- -702 187 f ,. "'J . :1" . g" L"( i - ! - 5 '. SOURCE: CAMBRIDGE ELECTION COMMISSION The Cambridge City council is elected by a system of proportional representation- candidates must reach quota (1,878 votes in this election) ta win office. During the first count only first place votes are counted. Any votes a'candidate receives over quota are redistributed based on second choice votes. In the second count candidates with less than fifty votes are eliminated-- ::lhdtheir votes are distributed oased o~ second place votes. In each subsequent count the lowest vote getter is eliminated and his votes are again transferred; votes over quota are also redis- tributed . The piQCe~ continues until nine candidates reach quota. The results printed here are unaudited. , Page' i8 • TH£ ti~H BLB Member, Students Find Globe Editorial Unfair \ Fraternities, from Page I hacks, and heightened sensitivity working ... expectations for us are fair," Vest said. of the future that many have long because of recent fraternity-based high," Vest said. held. I do not know what the imme- tcmitics, said Christopher D. Beland alcohol incidents," said President In addition, coverage has Some Bostonians support frats diate future holds in this regard," " '00, a member of Fenway House. Charles M. Vest. focused only on a small number of Despite the growing image of Vest said. ' Many believe that MlT students "Unfortunately, a few students fraternities often facing sanctions MIT students as irresponsible, The administration may find the and fraternities are being held to a have acted very irresponsibly from from MIT and Boston and has leapt some Boston residents welcome the IFC unwilling to part with their higher standard by the press. "I time to time. This does harm us all to indicting an entire system. presence of MIT's living groups. Boston houses, however. "I think, believe that the press coverage of in the public view. The publicity is "Media coverage has tended to paint "I am a strong supporter of frats that everyone will look at the situa- the PKS accident was due to ... intense in part because people know all of our fraternities with a single in the City of Boston," said Boston tion and see something different," public fascination with MIT and its MIT students are bright and hard brush. This is neither accurate nor Licensing Board member Daniel F. Trupiano said. "Some houses have Pokaski. "They add a great deal to been receptive to looking into it and ~ the neighborhood, they add vibran- . I think that's an appropriate cy to the streets ... Boston is basi- response ... some houses have not cally a college town," Pokaski said. responded either way." "But along with that comes responsibility," Pokaski said, and Vest pledges to support students fraternities are "expected to act "MIT has long supported its liv- accordingly." There's a "miscon- ing groups, although the balance is'~ ception that we're [the BLB] on a complicated by the degree of inde- witch-hunt" for MIT fraternities. pendence of ownership and gover- "There's no witch-hunt." nance of FSILGs," Vest said. "I thought the Globe editorial In the past two weeks, Vest has was unfair too ... it branded every- risen to the defense of MIT against one," Pokaski said. "I will stand by the Boston Globe editorial and my quote [in the Globe], though, attended MIT's rally to support PKSi that at times, MIT doesn't get it," and the Leukemia Society of Ameri- Pokaski said. ca. "I have defended our students Fraternities changing because they are wonderful people\ Fraternities are adapting to the who should not be castigated new climate produced by cooling because of the behavior of a few. I administration support and negative attended the rally because it was a- community reactions. A number of moving and positive event," Vest fraternities, such as Phi Delta Theta said. and Sigma Nu, are going dry next Vest "hasn't been as much a year, some with the hope that doing hands-on community leader. l'rr:J so will improve MIT's image and heartened that he came, he spoke, he relations with Boston neighbors. took a leadership role" at the rally, "I think that's going to help said Undergraduate Association, things a lot," said IFC Vice-Presi- President Matthew L. McGann '00. dent of Internal Affairs Amir A. The new leadership role for Vest Mesarwi '00. isn't the only positive to come of "Society has much less tolerance this media attention. "One positivt!~ for inappropriate behavior, especial- that has come out of this is that we ly where alcohol is involved, than are opening up a dialogue with was the case a few decades ago ... news sources, students are becom- many national fraternity organiza- ing more aware about what th~\ tions are insisting that their chapters administration is dealing with," go dry," Vest said. Trupiano said. When asked whether going dry Vest apparently doesn't see sup;- is a response to MIT's negative porting FSILGs as running contrary image or an independent initiative to his decision to. house all freshmen , by fraternities, Mesarwi said both on campus in fall of 200 I although were factors. "Within fratern'ities '::-ihiFdecisioii:fs poteritially~rrior; people are realizing this (alcohol) dangerous to fraternities than any isn't what we were founded upon ... ,recent media. exposure. 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Ave. and Vassar Street, assist Cambridge Police with pedestrian patcher logs. struck by vehicle; Hayward Garage, damage to vehicle; Bldg. 8. graffiti. The repon does not include alamls, general service calls, or incidents not reported to the Oct. 21: Bldg. 54, suspicious activity; Briggs Field. larceny of bicycle. $150: Bldg. dispatcher. NE43, suspicious activity; Bldg. E53 plaza, complaint of skateboarders. same advised to Oct. 13: Bldg. 9, report of homeless person, trespass warning issued; Tang hall, suspi- cease; Burton, suspicious person, same gone upon CP's arrival; Bexley. check and inquiry. cious persons; Student Center, Jose Unsqwes, no known address, Jose Herrera, 229 Colum- okay. bus Ave, Boston, and Andres Peralta, no known address, arrested for larceny of a bicycle; Oct. 22: Bldg. 26, suspicious activity; 'Bldg. NW62, suspicious person; McCormick. lar- Bldg. 18, larceny of Monocular, $500 .. ceny of wallet and jewelry, $550; Senior House, t-shirt and 10 stolen; Ashdown. 1) annoying. J Oct. 14: Bldg. 6, Michelle Giannotti, 452 Western Ave, Cambridge arrested for trespass- phone calls; 2) credit cards and cash stolen; Westgate lot, vehicle vandalized; Bldg. 54. sus- ing; Bldg. 39, laptop computer stolen, $4,200; Bldg. NE43, suspicious person; West Garage, picious activity; du Pont, first aid equipment stolen, $1,720; Bldg. N51. student on bicycle blue Audi ran over foot. hit by motor vehicle. ,. Oct. 15: Boston, Lambda Chi Alpha, larceny of a laptop computer, $6,OOO;Student Cen- Oct. 23: Westgate. suspicious persons reported, gone upon CP's arrival: Kresge Lot. SllS- ter, MIT ID stolen; Bldg. NWI4, vacuum stolen, $9,560; Bldg. 26, annoying phone calls; picious activity; Student Center, check and inquiry, trespass warning issued; Bldg. 66. suspi- Bldg. 1, report of shoe found, but not the owner; Bldg. 68, report of skateboarders, same had cious activity; Bldg. W31, harassment investigation; Bldg. E 15, check and inquiry. person left area prior to CP's arrival; Bldg. E25, report of suspicious package, package gone upon checks out okay; Bldg. E25, well being check; Bldg. 2. person reports bike stolen. called ICP'S arrival; Westgate, report of suspicious person; Bldg. E51, suspicious person, same back not stolen forgot where it was parked; Endicott and Memorial Dr.. report of a domestic issued trespass warning. ' disturbance. ' Oct. 16: Lobby 7, suspicious persons, checked out okay; Bldg. E52, two laptop comput- Oct. 24: Boston, Sigma Chi, report of malicious damage; Bldg. NW51, check and inquiry tfrs stolen, $6,000; Boston, Sigma Alpha 'Epsilon, neighbor reports a bottle was thrown at of individuals; Baker, noise complaint; Sloan Lot, car alarm sounding; Bldg. E 17. bike tire ~ him; Bldg. 9; check-and inquiry, trespass warning issued; Bldg. 68, trespass warning issued stolen, $200. to skateboarder. Oct. 25: Bldg. 2, construction equipment stolen, unknown value: Bldg. 9. har'assing Oct. 17: McCormick, report of person screaming, no cause found; Student Center, Ismael phone calls; Bldg. E52, obscene graffiti; Bldg. E34, laptop computer stolen, $3,270; Bldg . •t.1i "fMaisonet, 1152 Cambridge Street, Cambridge arrested for trespassing; Student Center, per- , E5I lot, number plate stolen from vehicle; Student Center, suspicious person; Killian Court. l f~ son stuck in elevator; Bldg . .I, check and inquiry, trespass warning issued; Bexley, report of check and inquiry, checks out okay; Bldg. E38, suspicious activity. "~ larceny bi credit card, same checked out okay; Westgate', check out,suspicious trash barrel; Oct. 26: Bldg. E25, Felipe Hernandez, no known address, arrested for trespassing; Stu- J Albany Garage, pedestrian reports being struck by vehicle. dent Center, Wei Jan Li, 316 Charles Street, Malden, Dung Van Truong, 770 Broadway, ~ Oct. 18: Bldg. '7, suspicious activity; Bldg. 54, assist Cambridge Police with a 911 hang- Chelsea and Jean Reynolds, 121 Sheridan Ave, Medford3 arrested for trespassing; Bldg. 24, '. up call,' no cause found; East "Lot, hit and run damage to vehicle; Student Center, backpacJc pocketbook stolen $50; Bldg. 16, annoying phone calls; Bldg. 10, computer parts stolen j~ "stolen, $95; Bldg. 1, annoying phone calls; Endicott House, annoying 'phone calls; Student $430; Boston, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, cell phone and credit card stolen, unknown value; Bldg. ~3Center, Kevin L. Sanchez, 58 Willow Drive, Cambridge arrested on an outstanding warrant; 10, theatrical explosion, person injured. Main Lot, suspicious activity; Cross Street, Racid Haddar, 175 Shirly Ave, Allson arrested Oct. 27: Bldg. E19, keys stolen; Boston, Delta Upsilon, noise complaint; Edgerton on an outstanding warrant. - House, noise complaint; Bldg. 9, complaint of youths on bikes running into persons, same Oct. 19: Bldg. E55, suspicious person; Purrington St., Sace Menton, 240 Albany St, issued trespass warning; 77 Mass. Ave. fight between two motorist; Next House, credit card -v'Cambridge arrested for possession of heroin; Alumni Pool, wallet stolen, $10 cash; WesC and $100 cash stolen; Boston, Phi Kappa Sigma, assist Boston Police and Boston Housing ~ Garage Annex, report of suspicious person, checks out okay; Mass. 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This space donated by The Tech \Novehtoe1- '5: 1999 , NATIONAL SPORTS NEWS Feldman Wms NEWMAC Title !. By Roger Crosley Keehr '0 I (4th), Liyan Guo '0 I . victory over Worcester State College DIRECTOR OF SPORTS INFORMATION (5th), Sean 1. Montgomery '0.1 (9th), last Saturday. Skordal completed 8 of NBA Notebook 11105/99: A Look The MIT men's cross country and Frank Johnston '00 (I lth). 16 passes for 173 yards and a 20-yard • team captured its second straight The MIT water polo team is tied touchdown, and also ran the ball 16 At Sacrifices and the New Rules New England Women's and Men's for fifth nationally in Division nrin. times for 68 yards and a touchdown. TIfE W4SIIINGTON POST ~~~~~~~ A t hIe tic the latest weekly poll by College The MIT sailing teams continue The Orlando Magic looks like it will sacrifice the season - and Conference Water Polo Association. Three to perform well. In last weekend's -; the first year of Doc Rivers's coaching career - for a gamble. By SVOrt championship Engineers were named to the recent- regattas, the co-ed varsity team fin- filling its roster with young players making, by NBA standards, last weekend. iYan'nounced All-Tournament team :' ished second overall and won the menial money and faceless veteran players with one year left on their Shorts The from the Divi'sion III Easter'n , "A" Di~is!~n of the Schell Trophy. contracts, Orlando likely will go from playoff team to draft lottery, ------En gin e~ rs Tqurnament. Stefan K: Bewley '01, After 16.races, Sean C. Fabre '00 which management would not mind . were paced by Daniel R'. Feldman Jeffrey J. Colton' '02, and James C. . and Erin Shea ~02 finished 10 points The Magic, which has 10 new players, plans on unloading much. '02 who ran to first place and was Brady. '03 each helped lead MIT to ahead of their nearest competitors. of its roster after the season to clear salary-cap room to land a preem- named the NEWMAC Runner of the'" .sec'ond place in the Eastern Region. : ~ .in the Victorian Urn Regatta, the / inent free agent or two; Tim Duncan and Grant Hill are the two mar- Year. He covered the 5.1 mile MIT quarterba~k David R. MIT women finished fourth, but . quee players who will be on the open market at the end of the season. course in 25:17. Also named to the Skordal '02.has been named to th.~ . again the Engineers won the "A" The Chicago Bulls have done the same thing, except this will be the All-Conference team for finishing in weekly honor' roll of the New Division. Jessica R. Lackey '00 second year of their tortuous process. the top 12 were Christopher S. England Footba:Il Conference. skipperec! the boat, while Nicole A. The plan is risky. Neither team may land the franchise player of McGuire '00 (2nd), Edward A. Skordalled the Engineers to a 27-7 Spinello '01 acted as crew. choice and then find itself involved in a lengthy rebuilding process. "I understand every situation is different but me, personally, I would never be able to do that," Philadelphia 76ers Coach Larry MIT To Face WNEC on Saturday Brown said. "As a coach, it's tough to sit there and wait and rebuild. - ~ You've got to be realistic and know what your chances are and that's Football, from Page 32 a~empts for a season-low 37 yards. tells. that the Beavers seem to have hard. I think the most important thing is the kids you have playing for WNEC's number: MIT is 7-3 all- ' you. I want them to know that we're getting better and it's not just a right, finding the open field behind Skordal comes up big yet again time against WNEC. Western New one-year deal." excellent blocks from Jacob P. . The_ next MIT opportunity pro- England, however, has taken two Along with enforcing four new rule changes, the three officials at Zucker '02 and Brian C. Alvarer duced a touchdown that n'ot only straight in the series, including last " every NBA game also will be wearing a hefty piece of hardware on '02. The 5'5" junior shook a tackle pushed the game out of reacl1 but year's high-scoring decision (41-28 their hips, devices that resemble oversized beepers. at midfield and raced down the side- demoralized .t~e Worcester State atWNEC). The mechanisms are precision-time devices that stop the game line to the Worcester State 3-yard faithful. .Facing a fourth quarter On offense, the Golden Bears clock when an official blows his whistle. The game clock is re-started line, where he was dragged down by third-and-long situation deep in' have a bruising running back of'; manually when the referee touches a button on the device. The clock a swarm of WSC defenders. Three Lancer territory, Skordal dropped th.eir own in sophomore Marvin operator at the scorer's table also keeps time as a backup measure. plays later Skordal plunged into the back to pass and was immediately Langley: who also serves on the The reason for the new devices is to keep time more precisely, end zone for the score,. and kicker flushed out of the pocket. After WNEC.•. kick return teams., I said Rod Thorn, NBA vice president basketball operations. In the Kevin M. Ferguson '02 converted to scrambling backwards and spinning Currently Langley is 3rd in the past, a few tenths of a second could pass between the time the ref push the Beaver lead to 14-7: . to elude three .sure WSC sacks, the NEFC i~ 'all-purpose yards (747 blew his whistle and the clock operator stopped or started the clock. On the ensuing drive the Lancers bold sophomore found his favorite rush, 42 receiving, 478 return, That occasionally affected the game's outcome, Thorn said. moved the ball down to the MIT 1- target, tight end Keith Battochi '02, 158.4-yard avg). As the feature. Of the new rule changes, the one that eliminates contact by defen- yard line, but a fierce goal line stand at the Lancer one yard line. This weapon, Langley is complemented sive players above the foul line and away from the ball will alter the by the Beavers kept Worcester off the jaw-dropping display of athleticism by solid wide. receivers in Jim. game the most, several players and coaches have said. The Miami . scoreboard. MIT received the ball paved the way for a I-yard TD by McDonough and. Jody 'Lemoi. Heat could be one of the teams most affected by the easing of physi- back but could not move it, forcing a bruising fullback Kip Johann-Berkel Quarterback Steve Conuel is slight- ~-_ cal play. punt out .of their end zone. In the face '02 on the very next play. ly below average but is capable of After assembling a team of defense-first players who have estab- of £:jerce outside pressure from the Forced to go to the air for the making the big play.,.. lished a punishing style of play, Heat Coach Pat Riley now must alter WSC rushers, Ferguson responded remainder of t~e game, the Lancers Defensively, WNEC has strug- ~. his strategy and open up his offense. with a booming, rolling 53-yard punt could not move the ball against a gled in '99. ,The .Golden Bears are Riley has devised a more open offensive style - called the "Go to get the Beavers out of danger. fired-up MIT defense. Looking. for 3rd from the bottom of the NEFC in Game" - instead of the grinding, low-post, halfcourt game that took The Lancers would again draw his favorite target, stando'ut wide total defense, yielding an average of advantage of center Alonzo Mourning's inside presence. In its open- close, but the MIT defense pitched a receiver Jeremy Frisch (3rd-leading 335.9 yards per game. Nevertheless, " er, the Heat scored 128 points in an overtime victory over Detroit. second goal-line stand.to keep them receiver in NEFC, but only 2 catch- the WNEc.defensive unit performed Riley also has adjusted his roster. In a painful move, Riley cut one from scoring. Touchdown-saving es for 17 yards Saturday), Weiss admirably in last week's 20-14 win .of his favorite players, small forward Keith A~kins, because Askins tackles were made by lineman fired an ~rrant pass into .the arms of over,Framingham State. Senior line-. no longer fit into the team's scheme. Askins was a defensive special- Philip J. Colomy '00 and safety cornerback Loreto, ending any backer Jason Sellazo, whose 10- ' ist who lasted nine years with Miami . . Brian D. Hoying. '03, and a fourth- hopes of a WSC comeback. _ . tackle, 2-sack performance against Breaking from tradition, Riley also retained four rookies, all of down pass attempt by WSC quarter- The interception capped a solid FS U earned him a spot on this whom are offensive-minded players. back Mike Weiss fell short to keep day for Loreto, who also registered a week's NEFC Weekly Defensive \~ the Beavers in front. Weiss, a fresh- caused fumble, a pass breakup, and Honor Roll, has emerged as a man, struggled all day, finishing three tackles to go with the monster 901den Bear leader. In addition, with only 4 completion~ on 13 kick return. Equally impressive indi~/, WNEC defensive back Brian Lu~e is , vidual defensive performances were a stellar athlete and solid playmaker ,'~ turned in by linebackers James (3rd in NEFC in interceptions). Jorgensen '01 (9 tackles, 2 tackles The confines of Steinbrenner for .loss, 1 sack, 1 caused fumble) Stadium have not been so friendly as Special EKg Donor Needed and Sean Brennan '00 (11 tackles) of late: MIT is 4-9 at home over the and cornerback Angus Huang.'OO (8 past three seasons. The Beavers are $25,000 tackles, 1 'pass breakup). Worcester rolling, though, and tomorrow will State safety Mike Paladino led his .give them the opportunity to show -" team with 16 tackles and 1 pass their home fans how far they have \Vc arc a lovb~~ infertile c.ouple hoping to rmd a compassionate woman tobclp us breakup, a performance that earned come over the course of the year. ha~rc a baby. \\l Cross Country, from P,age 32 Not only did their top seven fin- ish in front of two of the 0pJX>sing Pushed by Harris coming from teams' number one runner and in . behind toward the end of the race, front of two other teams' 2nd run- Margaret F. Nervegna '01 (29th) ner, the mighty MIT harriers proved ran her best race ever for an excel- that they can keep up with the pace lent time of 20: 14. Just two seconds of the dramatic increase in quality "'.' behind, Crystal A. Russell '03 of comp-elition over the past years in (30th) joined her other freshmen their conference as well as through- teammates and classmates in run- out New England. ning a superb race. MIT is excited about the youth Rounding out MIT's top seven,- and depth of this high caliber team Jantrue Ting '00 finished with a for future years, and is looking for- ,beautiful kick that gained her 20 ward to more outstanding perfor- ~\.f' meters on the opponent in front of mances at NE Division II I her in the home stretch to finish Regionals (national qualifiers) in with a time of20:30. two weeks at 'UMass-Dartmouth. t.~ ...... ',November.S,,1.999 J "'c( ...- Page 32 THE TECH November 5, 1999 J, SPORTS , Women's Volleyball FootballBack to .500 WithA Big Ends Season on Wm Win Over Worcester State.College By Paul Dill In their match against Clark By Alvan Eric P. Loreto disappointing I-win season. With the WSC cornerbacks-up on rE,HICOACH University, the seniors were giv.en a TEAM MEMBER the line in press coverage (a situa- The womcn's volleyball team rest as only first- and second-year Over the course of the season QB Skordal shines against WSC tion Skordal took advantage of all endcd thcir regular season on a players took to the court. Clark did the MIT football team has shown In contrast.to their usual grind-it- day), Owsley broke up the field and strong notc with wins over Tufts not put up too much of a struggle as proficiency at the game of "catch- out, bend-but-don't-break style, the slanted inside, finding a seam within University and Clark University last the Engineers took the match 3-0 ,~,. :<>, '~"'X up." Last Saturday Beavers relied on big plays to hurt the secondary to make a stumbling week, (15-7,15-6,15-10). 11)~'J11against Worcest~r the Lan,cers (1-7, 1-5 NEFC) and grab in the end zone. Against Tufts, Setter Christina Almodovar '02 State, they tested theIr eventually put the contest out of The Lancers answered back in the Engineers had 29 assists while Lauren E. , hand at the less famil- reach. Quarterback David R. \ the second quarter with a 9-play, ,~. f " h came out of the "Big" Frick '03 had a field day with tilt lar ~ame 0 ,~atc- Skordal '02 completed 8 passes for 39-yard drive off an MIT fumble. gate quickly gain- 8 kills, 2 solo blocks and a hitting me-lf-you-can. 173 yards, a touchdown; and no On fourth-an~goal from the MIT 1- ing an 8-1 advan- percen tage of 67 percent. The result? Child's play. interceptions, averaging a whopping yard line, 'running back Chris Parker ' tage in the first game before Tufts Defensively, Kathleen A. Dobson Remaining a step ahead of the 21.6 yards per completion. bowled into. the end zone for had a chance to wake up. Wake up '03 and Barbara J. Schultze '02 led Lancers for three quarters, the Skordal's performance,' which Worcester's only score of the game, they did however, and clawed their the way with IS digs each. Beaver option attack broke the included-68 rushing yards and 1 TD knotting the score 'at 7. way back into the game. In the end, M IT ended the regular season game open with two fourth-quarter on 15 carries (4.5-yard avg), earned M IT prevailed 15-13 to take the first with a 24-8 overall record, and a 7-2 rushing touchdowns" and MIT him a spot .on the NEFC Weekly Loreto's return leads to TD game. , conference record. The Engineers cruised to a convincing 27-7 road Offensive Honor Roll. The 'Beavers With the score remaining tied to After that, the spirit of Tufts had enter the New England Women's victory. The late offensive surge also benefited from five Lancer start the second ha:If, the Beavers been broken, as MIT rolled over and Men's Athletic Conference complemented another outstanding turnovers and a few stellar individ- grabbed the leaq for good on the them in the next two games to take Tournament as the third seed this afternoon for the Beaver defense, ual efforts on special teams. strength of a dazzling opening kick- the match 3-0 (15-13,15-7,15-8). weekend, and hope to gain a post- which allowed WSC no points in Facing a third--and-Iong in off return from Alvan Eric P. Loreto Kelly A. tvlartens '03 led the team season bid in either the NCAA the second half. With the win the Lancer t,erritory early in the first '01. After fieldirig "the kick, Loreto wi th 8 kills and 5 service aces, Tournament or the East Coast Beavers evened their record at 4-4 quarter, MIT got on the board first started up the middle and broke while setter Alarice Huang '00 Athletic Conference Tournament. (3-3 NEFC), continuing their whirl- thanks to a 20-yard TD pass from dished out 28 assists. wind turnaround from last year's Skordal to Robert R. Owsley '02. ~oo~ball, Page 30 Harrier's 'Pack Attack' Pays Off at NEWMACs By Deborah S. Won their top seven in before Wellesley IE.HI co.c~7'r~/S and Springfield's 7th runner and one The women's cross country team place behind Mt. Holyoke's 7th run- ended its regular season by placing ner. Attack is exactly what all of fourth in the New England MIT's runners did on Mt. Holyoke's Women's and Men's Athletic flat out-and-back course. Conference championships last Unable to keep up with Saturday. Springfield's leader's surge at the 1- The Beavers' 90 points put them mile mark, but still maintaning a behind Wellesley College (60), close race with the winner, Deborah Springfield College (72), and Mt. S. Won '00 placed 2nd in a time of Holyoke (76). MlT has been in 17:51. Returning from sickness and close contention with Wellesley and a month without racing, Marissa Mt. Holyoke in several meets Yates '03 flew through the 3.1-mile throughout the season, and both course for a 12th place finish in opponents have often received votes 19:27. With another sub-20, Patricia for NE Division 11/ top 10 rankings M. McAndrew '03 (21st place) fin- while Springfield has consistently ished in 19:50. been ranked in the top 10. Melanie L. Harris '01 (26th), With a delta of 49 seconds who had dealt with injuries earlier between MIT's second and sixth in the season, showed no signs of runners and just over a minute being out of the loop and finished a GABOR CSANYI-THE TECH between the second and seventh, very evenly-paced race in 20: 1O. Robert Bryant '00 attempts to Igaln control of the puck from behind a. Bridgewater State College MIT made another brilliant showing opponent during yesterday's game. 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